12.31.48 PM Create Shutdown / Restart / Lock Shortcut Icons in Windows 8 |
If you want to create Shutdown / Restart / Lock shortcut icons on your Windows 8 desktop (that you can also pin to the Metro Start Screen) then read this guide.
1. Switch to Desktop Mode by pressing Windows + M simultaneously. 3. Now a new shortcut will be shown with a page like icon on the desktop and it will ask you the purpose of creating the shortcut. Write the following lines for those corresponding purposes. Shutdown Computer : Shutdown.exe -s -t 00 Restart Computer : Shutdown.exe -r -t 00 Hibernate Computer : rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState Sleep Computer : rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0 Lock Workstation: Rundll32.exe User32.dll,LockWorkStation 4.Name the Shortcut. 5. Now Right-click on the icon created on the desktop and select properties. 6. Now click on Change Icon . Now a warning message will be shown. Press Ok to change Icon. Now a list of options will appear, Select the appropriate icon . Now click Ok to finalise it. Now you can see the icon has been changed. You can also use your own icon. In that case those files have to have ".ico” extension. |
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