Vista - Re: Change the default from Sleep to Shutdown

05-19-2008

"Jian-Ping Zhu [MSFT]" <v-jpzhu@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3iLHkHXuIHA.4284@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Hello,
>
> Thank you for your post.
>
> By default, Windows puts your computer to sleep when you click the Power
> button. However, you can change the default setting so that clicking the
> button causes your computer to sleep, hibernate, or shut down. (Any changes
> you make will also apply to the physical power button on the computer
> itself.) To change the default setting:
>
> 1. Open Control Panel -> Power Options.
>
> 2. On the 'Select a power plan' page, click 'Change plan settings' under
> the selected plan.
>
> 3. On the 'Change settings for the plan' page, click 'Change advanced power
> settings'.
>
> 4. On the 'Advanced settings' tab, expand 'Power buttons and lid', expand
> 'Start menu power button', and then do one of the following:
> If you are using a mobile PC, click On battery or Plugged in (or both),
> click the arrow, and then click Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut Down.
> If you are using a desktop computer, click Setting, click the arrow, and
> then click Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut Down.
>
> 5. Click OK, and then click Save changes.
>
> I hope this helps. Thanks.
>
> Sincerely,
> Neo Zhu,
> Microsoft Online Support
> Microsoft Global Technical Support Center
>

That's the one that works. I had gotten there from the first clue "power Options" but couldn't remember how I had gotten there. When you change the setting from "sleep" to "shut down", then you click "apply", then "OK" and the whole thing disappears. Another example of non-intuitive Vista. You had to click on SIX different things to dig down to the actual setting from the Power Options page.

larrydonline

05-19-2008	#1 (permalink)
Larry Davis n/a posts	Re: Change the default from Sleep to Shutdown "Jian-Ping Zhu [MSFT]" <v-jpzhu@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3iLHkHXuIHA.4284@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello, > > Thank you for your post. > > By default, Windows puts your computer to sleep when you click the Power > button. However, you can change the default setting so that clicking the > button causes your computer to sleep, hibernate, or shut down. (Any changes > you make will also apply to the physical power button on the computer > itself.) To change the default setting: > > 1. Open Control Panel -> Power Options. > > 2. On the 'Select a power plan' page, click 'Change plan settings' under > the selected plan. > > 3. On the 'Change settings for the plan' page, click 'Change advanced power > settings'. > > 4. On the 'Advanced settings' tab, expand 'Power buttons and lid', expand > 'Start menu power button', and then do one of the following: > If you are using a mobile PC, click On battery or Plugged in (or both), > click the arrow, and then click Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut Down. > If you are using a desktop computer, click Setting, click the arrow, and > then click Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut Down. > > 5. Click OK, and then click Save changes. > > I hope this helps. Thanks. > > Sincerely, > Neo Zhu, > Microsoft Online Support > Microsoft Global Technical Support Center > That's the one that works. I had gotten there from the first clue "power Options" but couldn't remember how I had gotten there. When you change the setting from "sleep" to "shut down", then you click "apply", then "OK" and the whole thing disappears. Another example of non-intuitive Vista. You had to click on SIX different things to dig down to the actual setting from the Power Options page. larrydonline
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