Windows 7 Shutdown button customization

Posted Date: 07-Jul-2010		Category: Microsoft Windows
Author: D.Jeya Kumar(JK)	Member Level: Diamond
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This article explains how to modify the Windows 7 shut down button to Switch user, Log off, Lock, Sleep or Hibernate. This option is available only in Windows 7.

Customizing Windows 7 Shut down Button

Usually at the end of the day when we complete our tasks in PC we either do any of these actions shut down or hibernate or logoff. Sometimes we may restart our PC once any installation is over. Some people may shut down their PC's rarely instead they used to logoff or hibernate.

In the Windows Start menu, shut down button lists the other options like logoff, hibernate, restart or sleep.

Shutdown button

If you frequently make use of hibernate or logoff here is an option to change the shut down button to hibernate or logoff whichever action is performed frequently.

Step1: Right Click on the Start menu and select properties, Taskbar and Start menu properties dialog will appear.

Shutdown button1

Step2: Select Start menu tab. By default the Power button action is set to Shut down option. To change the power button action to restart or logoff click the drop down arrow it will lists remaining options and choose your favourite action which you perform frequently.

Shutdown button modified

Now the Shut down has changed to Hibernate option.

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