ERROR_HIBERNATION_FAILURE 0x80070290

Error code 656 · HRESULT 0x80070290

WINDOWS

The system has failed to hibernate (The error code is …). Hibernation will be disabled until the system is restarted.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_HIBERNATION_FAILURE is a Windows error code (system error 656, returned as HRESULT 0x80070290) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The system has failed to hibernate (The error code is %hs). Hibernation will be disabled until the system is restarted.”

How to fix ERROR_HIBERNATION_FAILURE

  1. Reboot once — many one-off system codes disappear with a clean restart
  2. Repair system files: 'sfc /scannow' then 'DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'
  3. Find the source in Event Viewer → System: filter for this exact code and open its provider link

Related errors

ERROR_VOLSNAP_PREPARE_HIBERNATEERROR_PWD_TOO_LONGERROR_DRIVER_FAILED_PRIOR_UNLOADERROR_SEM_TIMEOUTERROR_INVALID_NAMEERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUNDERROR_PROC_NOT_FOUNDERROR_DIR_NOT_EMPTY

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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