Tip & How-To about Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
Want to shut down Vista with one click, instead of sleep.
Open Power Options in Control Panel
On the current plan your computer is running, click change plan settings
It will open Edit Plan Settings, find Change Advanced Power Settings and click on it.
Power Options will open, find the expandable tab that says Power Buttons and Lid, expand it.
Expand the tab that says Start Menu Power Button.
If you are running a laptop there will be two options, one for On Battery and one for Plugged in, click on the word sleep to open a pull down menu.
Click on the arrow, than Shut Down.
Click Apply and than okay. Close all Windows, Shut Down should be on the start menu instead of sleep
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prefer "Do nothing" while closing the lid. Although this is real
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