How to Add or Remove "Sleep" or "Hibernate" from Power Menu in Windows 8 and 8.1

This will show you how to add or remove the Sleep or Hibernate option from all Power menus for all users in Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1.
You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.

You will not be able to add Sleep or Hibernate to the Power options menu if Windows 8 is running from a VHD file in a virtual machine.
EXAMPLE: Power options menus




Here's How:
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Power Options icon.
2. In the left pane of Power Options, click/tap on the Choose what the power buttons do link. (see screenshot below)
3. Click/tap on the Change settings that are currently unavailable link at the top. (see screenshot below)
WARNING: If you completely disable UAC notification settings, then you might not have the Change settings that are currently unavailable link available, and the "Shutdown settings" would remain greyed out with no way of changing them until UAC is enabled to at least the default setting.
4. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes.
5. Under Shutdown settings, check or uncheck Sleep or Hibernate to add or remove them from the Power menu in the Settings (Windows+I) screen, then click on Save changes. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If the Shutdown settings are not listed, then you will need to close the System Settings window, enable hibernate, then start back at step 1 again.
6. When finished, you can close the Power Options window.
That's it,
Shawn
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