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Customize Start Menu power buttons
Published 2/20/2007 in Windows Vista User Interface Tweaks by Steve Sinchak with 46,587 views

There are two new power buttons on the Windows Vista start menu that behave differently than in previous versions of Windows.  The main button, that looks like a power button actually puts your computer to sleep, not really turning it completely off. The other button locks your computer.  I personally do not like putting my computer to sleep.  I would rather turn it off completely to save some power and save some money on my electric bill when I am sleeping. 

Follow the steps below to customize these button to work how you want them to work:

  1. Click on the Start Menu and type in Power Options and hit Enter.
  2. Click on Choose what power buttons do on the side menu.
  3. Configure the buttons.
  4. Hit Save Changes.
 
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adam
Strange. I get the options to change what the power button does, but it is already set to "shut down" even though it just goes to sleep.
39 days ago
 
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