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shutting down without the start button ?
Hello,
Is there a way of shutting down or restarting without going via the Start button? I'm guessing that there are command line commands to do it? If so what are they and how do I get a command line prompt on the desktop without going via the start button again ? Thanks K |
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shutting down without the start button ?
KRK wrote:
Hello, Is there a way of shutting down or restarting without going via the Start button? I'm guessing that there are command line commands to do it? If so what are they and how do I get a command line prompt on the desktop without going via the start button again ? Thanks Control Panel_Power Options_Change plan settings_Change advanced power settings_Power button and lid. You can change to Start menu button to shutdown. Easy Access. If you must have it on the Desktop for some reason, Google Vista desktop shutdown icon. -- Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur, Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur. |
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shutting down without the start button ?
Create a shortcut for "shutdown.exe" (located in the system32 folder) on
your desktop. Right click on the shortcut to access the shortcut properties. Click on the "shortcut tab". Then paste this in the "target area" C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe /s /t 002 Save and exit. This will shutdown the computer in 2 seconds. You can do the same for a restart by pasting: C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe /r /t 002 in the target bar. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience & Security "KRK" wrote in message ... Hello, Is there a way of shutting down or restarting without going via the Start button? I'm guessing that there are command line commands to do it? If so what are they and how do I get a command line prompt on the desktop without going via the start button again ? Thanks K |
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shutting down without the start button ?
Death wrote:
KRK wrote: Hello, Is there a way of shutting down or restarting without going via the Start button? I'm guessing that there are command line commands to do it? If so what are they and how do I get a command line prompt on the desktop without going via the start button again ? Thanks Control Panel_Power Options_Change plan settings_Change advanced power settings_Power button and lid. You can change to Start menu button to shutdown. Easy Access. If you must have it on the Desktop for some reason, Google Vista desktop shutdown icon. For the command prompt, Hit Start_All programs_Accessories_right click on Command Prompt...from that menu you can pin it to the start menu, add to quick launch, or send to Desktop(create shortcut). I keep it in Quick Launch...always accessable (and I have it set to run as admin) -- Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur, Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur. |
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shutting down without the start button ? --- Thanks
Thanks for the help, the shortcut trick works nicely K "KRK" wrote in message ... Hello, Is there a way of shutting down or restarting without going via the Start button? I'm guessing that there are command line commands to do it? If so what are they and how do I get a command line prompt on the desktop without going via the start button again ? Thanks K |
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shutting down without the start button ?
On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:52:44 -0000, "KRK"
wrote: Hello, Is there a way of shutting down or restarting without going via the Start button? I'm guessing that there are command line commands to do it? If so what are they Shutdown: c:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe /s t 01 Restart: c:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe /r t 01 and how do I get a command line prompt on the desktop without going via the start button again ? Put those commands in .bat files and put the bat files, or shortcuts to them, on the desktop. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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shutting down without the start button ?
Hi, K.
It took me years to find out - from a post here several months ago - that the Power button on my desktop computer case does exactly the same thing as Start | Shutdown! That is, assuming all open apps can be closed by shutdown.exe, pressing the Off button momentarily triggers the graceful shut down of the computer. (Of course, holding the power button in for 5 seconds kills the power immediately, just as if the plug had been pulled. Not smart, usually.) Also note that this behavior is optional, based on your hardware and on settings both in your BIOS and in Windows. In Win7, go to Control Panel | Power Options | Choose what the power buttons do. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64 "KRK" wrote in message ... Hello, Is there a way of shutting down or restarting without going via the Start button? I'm guessing that there are command line commands to do it? If so what are they and how do I get a command line prompt on the desktop without going via the start button again ? Thanks K |
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