Reducing the Disk Footprint for Windows 7 Hibernation

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This paper provides information about the disk footprint that is associated with hibernation on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 systems. It describes how to configure how much disk space is reserved for the hibernation file and explains the default hibernation policies for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 systems.

The paper provides guidelines for system manufacturers to set the appropriate hibernation file size in the pre-installation image.

This information applies to the following operating systems:
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 7

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