Power button

Ho do I force the power button to work as it is assigned
in the power options? If I browse to the power options
I can see that the power button is assigned for "Shutdown"
function. However, whenever I press the power button
(in start menu, in logon screen etc), the system is switching
to the suspend state. If you just hover the power button,
the hint says "Switching system to low power suspend state".
So how do I force it to work as "Shutdown" and not "Suspend"
button, i.e. make the button assignment in the power options
working. It is annoying to explicitly select "Shutdown" from
the context menu every time I need to power of my PC.

thanks

In article <OSvZKh0IHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, in the
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general news group, voidcoder
<voidcoder@yahoo.com> says...

>
> Ho do I force the power button to work as it is assigned
> in the power options? If I browse to the power options
> I can see that the power button is assigned for "Shutdown"
> function.

That refers to the hardware's power button not the one in the
UI.


> However, whenever I press the power button
> (in start menu, in logon screen etc), the system is switching
> to the suspend state. If you just hover the power button,
> the hint says "Switching system to low power suspend state".
> So how do I force it to work as "Shutdown" and not "Suspend"
> button, i.e. make the button assignment in the power options
> working. It is annoying to explicitly select "Shutdown" from
> the context menu every time I need to power of my PC.
>
> thanks
>

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Paul Adare wrote:
> In article <OSvZKh0IHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, in the
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.general news group, voidcoder
> <voidcoder@yahoo.com> says...
>
>> Ho do I force the power button to work as it is assigned
>> in the power options? If I browse to the power options
>> I can see that the power button is assigned for "Shutdown"
>> function.
>
> That refers to the hardware's power button not the one in the
> UI.

Okay, (I'm a different person, but with the same question) - so how do
you get the 'off' button shown in the UI to actually turn the machine
off, rather than sleep etc?

>> However, whenever I press the power button
>> (in start menu, in logon screen etc), the system is switching
>> to the suspend state. If you just hover the power button,
>> the hint says "Switching system to low power suspend state".
>> So how do I force it to work as "Shutdown" and not "Suspend"
>> button, i.e. make the button assignment in the power options
>> working. It is annoying to explicitly select "Shutdown" from
>> the context menu every time I need to power of my PC.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>

Control Panel/Power Options/Choose what the power button does Left
pane).....

OR
Control Panel/Power Options/Change plan settings (right pane)/Change
advanced power settings/Power buttons and lid/Start menu power button
{Setting:}

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"voidcoder" <voidcoder@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Ho do I force the power button to work as it is assigned
> in the power options?

Thanks Paul. And what is referring to the GUI
power buttons? It is a little confusing that
the mostly used power action is preset to Sleep
rather than Shutdown, is there a way to change
the default behavior?

thanks

Paul Adare wrote:
> In article <OSvZKh0IHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, in the
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.general news group, voidcoder
> <voidcoder@yahoo.com> says...
>
>> Ho do I force the power button to work as it is assigned
>> in the power options? If I browse to the power options
>> I can see that the power button is assigned for "Shutdown"
>> function.
>
> That refers to the hardware's power button not the one in the
> UI.
>
>
>> However, whenever I press the power button
>> (in start menu, in logon screen etc), the system is switching
>> to the suspend state. If you just hover the power button,
>> the hint says "Switching system to low power suspend state".
>> So how do I force it to work as "Shutdown" and not "Suspend"
>> button, i.e. make the button assignment in the power options
>> working. It is annoying to explicitly select "Shutdown" from
>> the context menu every time I need to power of my PC.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>

Hi Max,

>> Control Panel/Power Options/Choose what the power button does

that seems to refer to hardware buttons, not the ones
shown in GUI.


Max wrote:
> Control Panel/Power Options/Choose what the power button does Left
> pane).....
>
> OR
> Control Panel/Power Options/Change plan settings (right pane)/Change
> advanced power settings/Power buttons and lid/Start menu power button
> {Setting:}
>

start > CP > power options > 'change plan settings' on your currently
active power plan > change advanced power settings > power buttons and
lid > start menu power button > ...

plenty of clicks to work through there

that should do you tho.
tim


voidcoder wrote:
>
> Hi Max,
>
> >> Control Panel/Power Options/Choose what the power button does
>
> that seems to refer to hardware buttons, not the ones
> shown in GUI.
>
>
> Max wrote:
>> Control Panel/Power Options/Choose what the power button does Left
>> pane).....
>>
>> OR
>> Control Panel/Power Options/Change plan settings (right pane)/Change
>> advanced power settings/Power buttons and lid/Start menu power button
>> {Setting:}
>>

Hence the "OR" --some of the wording/locations may be different for
different Beta/RC and/or RTM builds.

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Maxwell Bluemeanie
"voidcoder" <voidcoder@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Max,
>
> >> Control Panel/Power Options/Choose what the power button does
>
> that seems to refer to hardware buttons, not the ones
> shown in GUI.
>
>
> Max wrote:
>> Control Panel/Power Options/Choose what the power button does Left
>> pane).....
>>
>> OR
>> Control Panel/Power Options/Change plan settings (right pane)/Change
>> advanced power settings/Power buttons and lid/Start menu power button
>> {Setting:}
>>