Create Shutdown and Restart Icons in Windows Vista
Windows Vista shutdown button is hidden place, Not like in Windows XP. Maybe you don’t like this situation. You can create icons that will let you shut down, restart or lock your computer with simple Vista Tip.
Here is the step :
Create new Shortcut by right-click on the desktop then choose New and then Shortcut.
Enter the correct command in the shortcut location box as lists below:
Shutdown Computer
Shutdown.exe -s -t 00
Restart Computer
Shutdown.exe -r -t 00
Lock Workstation
Rundll32.exe User32.dll,LockWorkStation
Hibernate Computer
rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState
Sleep Computer
rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0
When you’ve clicked next on the above dialog, you’ll be asked to name the shortcut. Probably best to name it according to the right function.
After you click Finish, you should now have a new icon that you can double-click to immediately shutdown, restart, or lock your computer.
Change Shortcut Icon
The default icon is really ugly, and if you want to have separate shortcuts for each function you might want to change the icon. Right-click on the icon and choose properties.
Click the Change Icon button, and then you can pick from the available icons in the system, or you can use the Browse button to pick an icon you downloaded off the web.
You can drag them to your quick launch bar if you’d prefer to have them there.
