

Microsoft had marketed Windows 98 as a "tune-up" to Windows 95, rather than an entirely improved next generation of Windows. Windows 98 was the first edition of Windows to adopt the Windows Driver Model, and introduced features that would become standard in future generations of Windows, such as Disk Cleanup, Windows Update, multi-monitor support, and Internet Connection Sharing.

Most of its improvements were cosmetic or designed to improve the user experience, but there were also a handful of features introduced to enhance system functionality and capabilities, including improved USB support and accessibility, as well as support for hardware advancements such as DVD players. Windows 98 is a web-integrated operating system that bears numerous similarities to its predecessor. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid 16-bit and 32-bit monolithic product with the boot stage based on MS-DOS.

The second operating system in the 9x line, it is the successor to Windows 95, and was released to manufacturing on May 15, 1998, and generally to retail on June 25, 1998. Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Windows 98 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 12, 1999) Second Edition ( A) / May 5, 1999 24 years ago ( ) In our example, the hiberfil.sys file is using a whopping 13 GB of disk space.Screenshot of Windows 98, displaying its desktop, taskbar and channel bar How much depends on the amount of memory installed in your PC.

And the file can use up quite a bit of space. In that case, disabling hibernate mode on your PC will allow you to delete that file and reclaim valuable disk space. While we recommend using sleep or hibernation instead of shutting down your PC in most cases, we understand that many people simply prefer shutting down. Related: PSA: Don't Shut Down Your Computer, Just Use Sleep (or Hibernation) That's where the hiberfil.sys file comes in-Windows writes the information in memory to that file. Hibernate conserves even more power by writing the information in memory out to the hard drive and essentially shutting down-the benefit being that bringing your PC back up is much quicker than bringing it up from a fully off state. Sleep uses just enough power to maintain the information in your PC's memory. But, you can also send it into a sleep or hibernate mode, where it uses dramatically less power but is still available quickly when you need it. Depending on the version of Windows you're using, you have several options for conserving power when you're not using your PC.
