Setting the Start Menu Power Button to Shut Down in Vista

By Mr.Byte • February 25, 2007

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In Windows Vista by default, the Start Menu Power button in Vista is set to Sleep. This is little annoying if you are a person who shuts down your computer after using, as you have to click the side link to find the shutdown link. You can change this setting to point the Start Menu Power button to shut down your computer. Vista has buried these features among the Power option.

Follow these steps to change the Start menu Power button to Shut Down instead of Sleep.
Step 1: Go to Control panel -> Power options.
Step 2: This will list down the Preferred plans of energy saving. Choose whichever is preferable to you.
Step 3: Under the option you have chosen, click the ‘Change plan settings‘.
Step 4: Click ‘Change advanced power settings‘.

Advanced Power Settings

Step 5: Under the list of given options, expand ‘Power buttons and lid‘
Step 6: Expand ‘start menu power button‘ and change the setting to shut down.

Now you can shut down your computer using start menu power button.

Update: You can also change the settings so that you can shutdown or hibernate your laptop when you close the lid.

Categories: How To, Operating System, Tweaks
Tags: How To, Operating System, Tweaks, vista, Windows

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6 Responses to “Setting the Start Menu Power Button to Shut Down in Vista”

Brown Baron
July 19, 2007 at 8:17 am | Permalink

I’m sure a lot of Vista users will appreciate this tip.
Nice find.
ReviewSaurus
July 19, 2007 at 9:14 am | Permalink

Another great tip out there. I will prefer to keep it as hibernate instead.
Mr.Byte
July 19, 2007 at 9:40 am | Permalink

@Brown Baron, Thanks!

@ReviewSaurus, Yeah hibernate is good but after hibernating for a good number of times I had some errors popping up long back…so I stopped using hibernate….I prefer to use PC lock while I step out or shutdown…
Justin
August 6, 2007 at 9:18 pm | Permalink

Great tip. Helped a lot.
How to change Laptop settings to Shutdown or Hibernate when you close the lid? | Lyte Byte
February 27, 2008 at 1:12 am | Permalink

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Tris Rogers
May 12, 2008 at 5:11 pm | Permalink

Thanks, i did the thing in the basic power setting and it didn’t do anything but i did this and it worked, thanks, GREAT HELP!!!