Windows Vista tip of the week: Change the behavior of the Start Menu Power button

This one's a quickie, and it comes courtesy of reader/listener Andrew: In Windows Vista, there's a new Power button in the Start Menu. By default, this button will put your PC into Sleep mode when clicked. But you can change its behavior. The fastest way is to open the Start Menu and type power in Start Menu Search to find the Power Options application. Then, in the left column, select Choose what the power button does . You'll be presented with a UI for choosing between various power management options, including Do Nothing, Sleep, and Shut down. Thanks Andrew!

Paul Thurrott

June 16, 2008

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This one's a quickie, and it comes courtesy of reader/listener Andrew:

In Windows Vista, there's a new Power button in the Start Menu. By default, this button will put your PC into Sleep mode when clicked. But you can change its behavior. The fastest way is to open the Start Menu and type power in Start Menu Search to find the Power Options application. Then, in the left column, select Choose what the power button does. You'll be presented with a UI for choosing between various power management options, including Do Nothing, Sleep, and Shut down.

Thanks Andrew!

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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