Put the Shut Down, Log Off, Restart and Hibernate shortcuts on your desktop
Mon, 05/14/2007 - 22:39 — Ciprian
One of the small but important changes in Windows Vista is the redesign of the Shut Down Start Menu options. Even if some people might have a different opinion, we think this design option is not very inspired. Compared to Windows XP it is more difficult to understand the options available and you need to take additional steps in order to shut down your computer or to put it into hibernate mode.
This is why we decided to create separate shortcuts for each option which you can easily place on your desktop.
Download the attached archive, extract it to your desktop and use the shortcuts anytime you need them. They should work with any version of Windows Vista.
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Comments
Where's the "Switch User"
Where's the "Switch User" shortcut?
In our household we used this feature in XP all the time using the Windows+L key. But in Vista Windows+L just locks the session - useless!!
How about a shortcut we can use instead?
Thanks.
RE: Where's the "Switch User"
I did a bit of searching and it seems there is no direct keyboard shortcut for "switch user".
You can use Windows key + L which locks the current user and then you will see a Switch User button. Click on it and then select the user you want to switch to.
Yes there is
In Vista Do a ctrl+alt+del twice
Re: Where's the "Switch User" shortcut?
"In our household we used this feature in XP all the time using the Windows+L key. But in Vista Windows+L just locks the session - useless!!"
I Believe You Were Using The Standard Scheme In Windows XP, Which Has Lock Excluded, There Are Only Shutdown, Restart, Sleep/Standby, Hibernate, Logoff And Switch User, The Classic Mode Includes All These Options, But Lock's Included And Switch User Is Excluded.
Bravo!
Wow! These shortcuts are a godsend! I worked all weekend on my parents new computer, and tried to configure it to look as close as possible to their old Win98, but trying to explain to the folks the new 'shutdown' procedure in Vista was rather awkward (not that the shutdown in Win98 was any easier, mind you! :-). So I ran into your website, downloaded the shortcuts zip file, and presto! an easy, one-step shutdown that is so convenient that I would recommend it to anyone that owns Vista. Great job and thanx for a great site!
Is there any way to create a
Is there any way to create a Sleep shortcut? I really like sleep mode, but find it a pain to have to click Start, select the little arrow, then click Sleep. Sounds silly, but it's a pain.
TIA!
I don't know yet. I will try
I don't know yet. I will try to see if I can create such a shortcut and I will update the article. It will take a few days...
right click...choose
right click...choose new/create shortcut...an type
Enter shutdown -s -t 0 then click next.
For other things here are the codes:
Restart: shutdown -r -t 0
Logoff: shutdown -l -t 0
Hibernate: rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState Hibernate
Windows Vista sleep shortcut
Hii,
Can u please tell me how to create a sleep shortcut on desktop in windows vista? There is options for shutdown, logoff, restart, etc. But I couldn't find one for sleep.
Sleep: rundll32.exe
Sleep: rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState Sleep
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