How to Create Restart, Shutdown, Sleep Icons in Windows 7 & Vista Desktop

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How to Create Restart, Shutdown, Sleep Icons in Windows 7 & Vista Desktop

Aug 17th, 2009 12:18:37 pm - Subscribe
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This entry will show you How to Create Lock Restart & Shutdown Icons in Windows 7 & Vista. This process is as simple as creating a shortcut, adding a command to that shortcut, then simply adding an icon to accompany it. Let me show you how to do it with the shutdown button.

Right click the Desktop
New
Shortcut
Enter in the browse location
Shutdown.exe -s -t 00
Name the shortcut 'Shutdown'
Now right click the new shortcut
Properties
Change Icon*
Choose the Shutdown Icon
Ok

* NOTE: If you do not have a list of icons go back to step #9 and enter this in the browse section: %SystemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll

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Windows 7 System Command Lines

Shutdown Command - Shutdown.exe -s -t 00

Restart Command - Shutdown.exe -r -t 00

Lock Workstation Command - Rundll32.exe User32.dll,LockWorkStation

Hibernate Workstation Command - rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState

Sleep Computer Command - rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0

Now you can add these icons that you created to your Aero Taskbar or to your Windows 7 Quick Launch.

If you have any questions leave a comment.

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anonymous - August 26th, 2009
I tried doing the sleep command but it's the same at the hibernate one i don't know whats wrong

anonymous - September 17th, 2009
Yeah - Sleep one doesn't work - same as Hibernate.

anonymous - November 01st, 2009
Ye the sleep command makes the system hibernate for me as well. Any fixes yet?

anonymous - November 07th, 2009
Sleep works fine for me. It must be the s1/s3 settings in your bios that may be affecting things. I also have hibernate turned off, perhaps that helps. Either way, that sleep command has the desired effect, sorry it doesn't for you guys

anonymous - November 08th, 2009
Windows 7 SLEEP from the SHUTDOWN menu has a shorter wakeup sequence. It skips the usual BIOS POWERON tests I go through when I use RUNDLL32/POWRPROF from a shortcut. I would like to know how to get the shorter wakeup using a shortcut.

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