RE: Safe to Deselect Enable Hibernation - hiberfil.sys?

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Hello

Thanks for using Microsoft Online Support.

Yes, you can safely turn off the hibernate. It is there because the base OS
has this functionality if the hardware supports it. But you are right, it
is not a good idea to hibernate the server.

Thank you

Doug Boyd
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