Start | Shutdown Button.

J

John Morrison

When I'm installing programs and need to restart Windows 7, I click
"Start" then "Shut down" is displayed and I have to click the arrow to
get other options.

Is there anyway that I can change the options displayed under the "Shut
down" button so that "Restart" is shown instead of "Shut down"?
 
F

FiOS-Dave

Click the little arrowhead to the right of "Shutdown" for all options.
Dave
 
J

Joel

John Morrison said:
When I'm installing programs and need to restart Windows 7, I click
"Start" then "Shut down" is displayed and I have to click the arrow to
get other options.

Is there anyway that I can change the options displayed under the "Shut
down" button so that "Restart" is shown instead of "Shut down"?

Right click on the Start button, and click Properties. Click the
Start Menu tab, if it's not already selected. There's a drop-down
selector labeled "Power button action:", which lets you choose Restart
instead of Shut down (or whatever one prefers).
 
T

Trev

John Morrison said:
When I'm installing programs and need to restart Windows 7, I click
"Start" then "Shut down" is displayed and I have to click the arrow to
get other options.

Is there anyway that I can change the options displayed under the "Shut
down" button so that "Restart" is shown instead of "Shut down"?
Power options in control panel. Chose what the power buttons do. Then set it
to restart in the dropdown list
 
M

Mortimer

Trev said:
Power options in control panel. Chose what the power buttons do. Then set
it to restart in the dropdown list
I don't think the OP was talking about the physical "power" button on the
front of the computer. He was talking about the Windows button displayed on
the screen when the Start button is pressed. By default this button says
"Shutdown". He wanted it instead to default to "Reestart". Would that
behaviour be affected by the same Control Panel setting which governs what
the Power buttonon the front panel does.

It's a shame the Vista and Windows 7 haven't kept the XP method of
displaying all the options simultaneously (Hibernate/Sleep, Turn Off,
Restart), rather that displayign them as a drop-down list.

Mind you, anything is better than the way that Win 95/98 did it, with radio
buttons which remembered their last state, and the button to accept the
chosen radio button option. I used to get frantic calls from customers to
say that when they tried to turn off their PC, it started up again. It was
almost always that the radio button was set to "restart" instead of
"shutdown", and they'd pressed the "Continue" button without checking the
state of the radio button.
 
T

Trev

Mortimer said:
I don't think the OP was talking about the physical "power" button on the
front of the computer. He was talking about the Windows button displayed
on the screen when the Start button is pressed. By default this button
says "Shutdown". He wanted it instead to default to "Reestart". Would that
behaviour be affected by the same Control Panel setting which governs what
the Power buttonon the front panel does.
Yes I got it wrong In Which case its.
Task bar and start menu Properties, Start menu Tab. When you get there its
obvious what to do.
 
J

Jeff

Right click on the Start button, and click Properties. Click the
Start Menu tab, if it's not already selected. There's a drop-down
selector labeled "Power button action:", which lets you choose Restart
instead of Shut down (or whatever one prefers).
I believe that is not what the OP asked. Those properties options are -
unless I misunderstand - for the PC's "power button", not for what
appears in the Start menu under "Shutdown" as the default action before
one looks at the sub-menu that gives you all the shutdown options. If
you click on that Start/Shutdown (not the sub-menus choices) you get a
complete shutdown.

I believe the OP is asking if there is a way to make the default option
become "Restart" instead of full shutdown for the Start\Shutdown button.
I asked the same question some time ago and never got a satisfactory
answer. I suspect it may not be possible in W 7. I finally gave up and
now use the sub-menu even though what I do 99% of the time is "Restart",
not a full shutdown. Forces me to make one extra mouse click or hover
every time I want to restart the laptop.
 
J

Jeff

I don't think the OP was talking about the physical "power" button on
the front of the computer. He was talking about the Windows button
displayed on the screen when the Start button is pressed. By default
this button says "Shutdown". He wanted it instead to default to
"Reestart". Would that behaviour be affected by the same Control Panel
setting which governs what the Power buttonon the front panel does.

It's a shame the Vista and Windows 7 haven't kept the XP method of
displaying all the options simultaneously (Hibernate/Sleep, Turn Off,
Restart), rather that displayign them as a drop-down list.

Mind you, anything is better than the way that Win 95/98 did it, with
radio buttons which remembered their last state, and the button to
accept the chosen radio button option. I used to get frantic calls from
customers to say that when they tried to turn off their PC, it started
up again. It was almost always that the radio button was set to
"restart" instead of "shutdown", and they'd pressed the "Continue"
button without checking the state of the radio button.
Perfectly expressed. I beleive that is what the OP asked and what I too
asked some time ago and never got a useful answer to. The best I got
was the use of a desktop gadget or shortcut to restart, which is not the
same thing.
 
J

Jeff

Yes I got it wrong In Which case its.
Task bar and start menu Properties, Start menu Tab. When you get there
its obvious what to do.
Went there. Still not obvious what to do to change the default action
of the Start/Shutdown default action.

What the OP asks for is****He wanted it instead to default to "Restart"**

Jeff
 
T

Thip

I believe the OP is asking if there is a way to make the default option
become "Restart" instead of full shutdown for the Start\Shutdown button. I
asked the same question some time ago and never got a satisfactory answer.
I suspect it may not be possible in W 7. I finally gave up and now use
the sub-menu even though what I do 99% of the time is "Restart", not a
full shutdown. Forces me to make one extra mouse click or hover every time
I want to restart the laptop.
Make a new shortcut. Give it a reasonable name (mine's called "Reboot,"
duh) and in the target box put:

%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00

For a quick shutdown you can make another one:

%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

I believe that is not what the OP asked. Those properties options are -
unless I misunderstand - for the PC's "power button", not for what
appears in the Start menu under "Shutdown" as the default action before
one looks at the sub-menu that gives you all the shutdown options. If
you click on that Start/Shutdown (not the sub-menus choices) you get a
complete shutdown.

I thought exactly the same thing, and was about to post a message
saying so. But I decided to try it first. I did, and verified that
what Joel suggested works perfectly. You and I were both wrong.
 
J

Jeff

Make a new shortcut. Give it a reasonable name (mine's called "Reboot,"
duh) and in the target box put:

%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00

For a quick shutdown you can make another one:

%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00
Is this a *desktop* shortcut or one that can be part of the Start button
*menu* just above the default Start/Shutdown button?

Thanks.
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

Is this a *desktop* shortcut or one that can be part of the Start button
*menu* just above the default Start/Shutdown button?


You can put *any* shortcut in either or both places. To put it on the
Start menu, just drag it there.
 
D

Dave \Crash\ Dummy

John said:
When I'm installing programs and need to restart Windows 7, I click
"Start" then "Shut down" is displayed and I have to click the arrow
to get other options.

Is there anyway that I can change the options displayed under the
"Shut down" button so that "Restart" is shown instead of "Shut down"?
You might try pushing the "Help" button on the shut down popup. In the
opened help window, expand "To change the Shut down button settings."
 
T

Thip

Is this a *desktop* shortcut or one that can be part of the Start button
*menu* just above the default Start/Shutdown button?

Thanks.
I keep mine in the Quicklaunch. One click.
 
S

SC Tom

John Morrison said:
When I'm installing programs and need to restart Windows 7, I click
"Start" then "Shut down" is displayed and I have to click the arrow to
get other options.

Is there anyway that I can change the options displayed under the "Shut
down" button so that "Restart" is shown instead of "Shut down"?
Right-click on the Shutdown button and pick Properties. From the drop-down
list, pick Restart, then click on Apply. That will be your default action
now.
 
P

PvdG42

Joel said:
Right click on the Start button, and click Properties. Click the
Start Menu tab, if it's not already selected. There's a drop-down
selector labeled "Power button action:", which lets you choose Restart
instead of Shut down (or whatever one prefers).
Thanks, Joel! Very useful.
 
J

Jack

I believe that is not what the OP asked. Those properties options are -
unless I misunderstand - for the PC's "power button", not for what appears
in the Start menu under "Shutdown" as the default action before one looks
at the sub-menu that gives you all the shutdown options. If you click on
that Start/Shutdown (not the sub-menus choices) you get a complete
shutdown.

I believe the OP is asking if there is a way to make the default option
become "Restart" instead of full shutdown for the Start\Shutdown button.
His answer is exactly what the OP asked. Since you didn't even look, why
butt-in with a bunch of your bullshit?
 
R

relic

Went there. Still not obvious what to do to change the default action of
the Start/Shutdown default action.

What the OP asks for is
****He wanted it instead to default to "Restart"**

Jeff
Idiot!
 

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