Jono Martin
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start menu power button in vista registry
I would like to know how to change the Vista Start Menu power button function in the registry. I prepare new Vista PCs and I need to change the Start Menu power button from the default Sleep to Shut Down. I know how to get to the feature in the Power settings, but a simple registry hack would save me a lot of time. Once I know what to change, I can create a reg file to do it quickly for me. Does anyone know where these settings are held?
Thanks,
Jono
Thanks,
Jono
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Thanks for the feedback, and glad to have assisted you. .... Thinkpads_user
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Though this isn't a registry hack, it accomplishes exactly the same thing, i.e. saving me time. I was able to export the correct power settings to a file and then put this together in a batch file to apply to all of our Vista desktops:
powercfg -import c:\vdesk\vdesk.pow 000dfcd0-6ced-007e-4011-1e
powercfg -s 000dfcd0-6ced-007e-4011-1e
I also created a version for Vista laptops, XP desktops, and XP laptops (different tags and syntax for XP than Vista).
Now, instead of going into the power settings and changing several items for each computer, I just run the script.
Thanks!
Jono