Vista - Sleep Shortcut

**Brink** · 07-03-2008

How to Create a Sleep Shortcut on the Desktop in Vista

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**Brink** · 07-19-2009

Hello Adam, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Interesting, what settings do you have set in the task so that I can give it a try with them?

**dmex** · 07-20-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Alpione

Hey all..

Question about this old thread. I've got the Sleep shortcut on my desktop and it works fine when I just double-click it. Goes right to sleep.

However, if I have Task Scheduler run it at a particular time, it pops up the regular logoff prompt with the pulldown menu (Sleep, Shut Down, etc.) and waits for my response.

Any ideas on that? It happens on both of my Vista PCs. Both power buttons are configured to sleep.

Thanks..

Adam

Hi Adam,

Set Task Scheduler to execute the command directly instead of using the shortcut: rundll32 powrprof.dll, SetSuspendState

It shouldn't have any problems executing the command directly, Its just how Task Scheduler handles shortcut/script execution from its protected user environment

Let us know if using the command instead of the shortcut allows your machine to sleep without waiting for confirmation

Steven

Alpione · 07-20-2009

Eureka! Running it directly did the trick.

Thanks guys!

Adam

**Brink** · 07-20-2009

Thank you Steven.

I'm happy to hear that you got it working Adam.

07-03-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,974 posts	Sleep Shortcut How to Create a Sleep Shortcut on the Desktop in Vista ... Click here to read the entire tutorial
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07-19-2009
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,974 posts	Re: Sleep Shortcut Hello Adam, and welcome to Vista Forums. Interesting, what settings do you have set in the task so that I can give it a try with them?
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07-20-2009
dmex Windows Vista™ Ultimate 2,631 posts	Re: Sleep Shortcut Quote: Originally Posted by Alpione Hey all.. Question about this old thread. I've got the Sleep shortcut on my desktop and it works fine when I just double-click it. Goes right to sleep. However, if I have Task Scheduler run it at a particular time, it pops up the regular logoff prompt with the pulldown menu (Sleep, Shut Down, etc.) and waits for my response. Any ideas on that? It happens on both of my Vista PCs. Both power buttons are configured to sleep. Thanks.. Adam Hi Adam, Set Task Scheduler to execute the command directly instead of using the shortcut: rundll32 powrprof.dll, SetSuspendState It shouldn't have any problems executing the command directly, Its just how Task Scheduler handles shortcut/script execution from its protected user environment Let us know if using the command instead of the shortcut allows your machine to sleep without waiting for confirmation Steven
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07-20-2009
Alpione Business 32bit 2 posts	Re: Sleep Shortcut Eureka! Running it directly did the trick. Thanks guys! Adam
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07-20-2009
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,974 posts	Re: Sleep Shortcut Thank you Steven. I'm happy to hear that you got it working Adam.
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