Start | Shutdown Button.

[Joel]

"Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com" <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote:
>On 3/7/2010 19 AM, Joel wrote:
>> John Morrison<the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> 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).
>>
>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.


It's not the most intuitive way they could have labeled the setting, I
realize, but I did test what I wrote on my Win7 machine, before
posting it. Perhaps you could have, too, before replying.

--
Joel Crump

 

[Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com]

On 3/7/2010 12:58 PM, relic wrote:
>
> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
> newscPkn.61886$1n5.42017@newsfe04.iad...
>> On 3/7/2010 8:41 AM, Trev wrote:
>>>
>>> "Mortimer" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>> news:hn09i2$1bd$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> "Trev" <trev_uk@hotmail.com invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:XcOdnVbPutlvAw7WnZ2dnUVZ7sudnZ2d@pipex.net...
>>>>>
>>>>> "John Morrison" <the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4b93385c$0$1511$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>> 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"?
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>
>>> 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 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 "Restart"**
>>
>> Jeff
>
> Idiot!

Couldn't help yourself, could you? Ah well ......

 

[Trev]

<Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
newscPkn.61886$1n5.42017@newsfe04.iad...
> On 3/7/2010 8:41 AM, Trev wrote:
>>
>> "Mortimer" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:hn09i2$1bd$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> "Trev" <trev_uk@hotmail.com invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:XcOdnVbPutlvAw7WnZ2dnUVZ7sudnZ2d@pipex.net...
>>>>
>>>> "John Morrison" <the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:4b93385c$0$1511$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>> 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"?
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> 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 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 "Restart"**
>
> Jeff

Power button option drop down list select switch user , Log off, Lock,
Restart, Sleep, shutdown.
set to restart click apply then press the start globe,,,, and it will have
changed once you have seen it as you want ok your way back out.

 

[chrisv]

<Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
news:EBTkn.35632$_v6.30778@newsfe08.iad...
> On 3/7/2010 12:58 PM, relic wrote:
>>
>> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
>> newscPkn.61886$1n5.42017@newsfe04.iad...
>>> On 3/7/2010 8:41 AM, Trev wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Mortimer" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:hn09i2$1bd$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>> "Trev" <trev_uk@hotmail.com invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:XcOdnVbPutlvAw7WnZ2dnUVZ7sudnZ2d@pipex.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "John Morrison" <the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:4b93385c$0$1511$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>> 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"?
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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 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 "Restart"**
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>
>> Idiot!
>
> Couldn't help yourself, could you? Ah well ......
>

A lot of us find your idiocy objectionable, relic just wrote it for us all.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:055 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:51:48 -0500, "Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com"
> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote:
>
>> On 3/7/2010 19 AM, Joel wrote:
>>> John Morrison<the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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).
>>>
>> 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.

Me too - except I wouldn't have tried it if I hadn't read your confession.

All that time wasted with those extra clicks

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

 

[Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com]

On 3/8/2010 4:46 PM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:055 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:51:48 -0500, "Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com"
>> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/7/2010 19 AM, Joel wrote:
>>>> John Morrison<the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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).
>>>>
>>> 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.
>
> Me too - except I wouldn't have tried it if I hadn't read your confession.
>
> All that time wasted with those extra clicks
>
I too can confirm that it works.

The Start/Properties screen's terminology "Power button option" confused
me too. A new user of W 7 I was reluctant to assume it referred to
something other than what it said it was. But when I tried it, it worked
just as Joel said.

Thanks Joel.

Jeff

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:463 -0500, Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com wrote:

> On 3/8/2010 4:46 PM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:055 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:51:48 -0500, "Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com"
>>> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 3/7/2010 19 AM, Joel wrote:
>>>>> John Morrison<the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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).
>>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>
>> Me too - except I wouldn't have tried it if I hadn't read your confession.
>>
>> All that time wasted with those extra clicks
>>
> I too can confirm that it works.
>
> The Start/Properties screen's terminology "Power button option" confused
> me too. A new user of W 7 I was reluctant to assume it referred to
> something other than what it said it was. But when I tried it, it worked
> just as Joel said.
>
> Thanks Joel.
>
> Jeff

It all boils down to Microsoft's semantics - but no lectures about Norton
please . They love to make confusing pairs of words...

Windows Explorer - Internet Explorer
Outlook - Outlook Express
Administrator - Administrator Account

And now,
Power Button - Power Button

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

 

[Amelia]

Joel-thank you! I've looked everywhere for this answer ))
Amelia

> John Morrison<the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> 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"?

On 3/7/2010 129 AM, Joel wrote:
> 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).

 

[John Morrison]

On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 019:18 -0500, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:

>John Morrison <the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote:
>
>>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).

Thank you very much for your reply!!

It took about 5 seconds and now "Restart" is shown, not "Shut down".
--

John

 

[John Morrison]

On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:51:48 -0500, "Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com"
<Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote:

>On 3/7/2010 19 AM, Joel wrote:
>> John Morrison<the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> 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).
>>
>I believe that is not what the OP asked.

No. Joels' answer was exactly the correct answer to my question.

> 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.

You will find if you apply the above action, "Restart" can be shown
instead of "Shut down".

Saves you having to make that extra mouse click.
--

John

 

[John Morrison]

On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:101 -0500, "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy"
<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>John Morrison wrote:
>> 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."

I've received an excellent reply which answered my question, but I did
try Windows "Help" & "Google" without finding the answer before
resorting to asking the above question in this newsgroup.
--

John

 

[John Morrison]

On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 11:48:00 -0500, "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote:

>"John Morrison" <the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote in message
>news:4b93385c$0$1511$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>> 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.

Thanks that fixes it.!!
--

John

 

[SC Tom]

"John Morrison" <the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote in message
news:4b95e1eb$0$1567$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 11:48:00 -0500, "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote:
>
>>"John Morrison" <the_morrisons@com.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:4b93385c$0$1511$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>> 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.
>
> Thanks that fixes it.!!
> --
>
> John

Glad it works for you!
I didn't intentionally duplicate Joel's post- it's just my ISP being hours
behind at times.
--
SC Tom