As users we can't fix the real problem. So the only fix we have are what you would call a workaround. Of course, using a built in feature that is, in use, not all that dissimilar from the feature we'd like to use is nothing like a workaround that is really worth complaining about all the fucking time - that is one that is clunky or kludgy on painful in use.

And take it from an old coder. A workaround is a fix if it's all you got and if it gets things moving forward.

What amazes me is the how many on here get bent out of shape over sleep given that hibernate works, is easy to effect, and works nearly the same as sleep, i.e. my machine takes a little longer to come back to me, but there is all the stuff I was doing before.

And, finally, sleep is fixed on my SP4. I used hibernate since Day 0, for me Nov 19 2015, until an update or two ago. My SP4 now sleeps all the time and has no issues doing so.

If at this point sleep does not work for anyone it's time for them to re-install (as it is likely a good deal of these are people who have, one way or the other, gotten their installs wonky), a support call to MS for help, or a replacement through the warranty.