Is there any way to make a desktop shortcut for the sleep command?

Anonymous
2009-01-10T03:57:52+00:00

Desktop shortcut for the sleep command?

Is there any way to make a desktop shortcut for the sleep command? I can't find the actual location that the sleep button on the start menu points to. It has to point somewhere! Please, if anyone knows how i can create this shortcut, help!!! Thanks a bunch!

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Anonymous
2009-01-10T12:18:27+00:00

Tar-ter,

To create a shortcut that will execute the sleep command in Vista:

  • Right Click in the desired location (On the Desktop or in a folder)
  • Select New -> Shortcut
  • In the “Type the location of the item” field enter the following
  • Rundll32.exe Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Sleep
  • Click Next
  • This will create a shortcut with the name rundll32,
  • Right Click the shortcut, select Rename and type in Sleep

**** You can now open this shortcut whenever you desire to put your computer into sleep mode.

Note: You can replace the default icon with a Shutdown one by:

  • Right Click the created shortcut, select Properties -> Change Icon
  • Navigate to this link in the **“**Look for icons in this file:” field:
  • %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll icons
  • Find the desired icon.
  • Click Ok.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-08-06T20:35:03+00:00

    I followed the steps given by Rami

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    To create a shortcut that will execute the sleep command in Vista:

    • Right Click in the desired location (On the Desktop or in a folder)
    • Select New -> Shortcut
    • In the “Type the location of the item” field enter the following

    I, however, changed the command to the following:

    • Rundll32.exe Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0

    Then picked right back up with Rami's steps

    • Click Next
    • This will create a shortcut with the name rundll32,
    • Right Click the shortcut, select Rename and type in Sleep

    Hope this helps

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-28T18:33:53+00:00

    Thanks! Works like a charm. All the other options put my PC in hibernation, not sleep.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-06-12T05:32:46+00:00

    Via the SHExitWindowsEx

    Using the User.exe & User32.dll Exit Windows functions doesn't allow any control over what type of shutdown is preformed as parameters aren't passed, they operate as if 0 is passed - which is shutdown for ExitWindows and Logoff for ExitWindowsEx. An undocumented function SHExitWindowsEx in Shell32.dll which is what Explorer seems to use does take parameters.

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx [optional number in hex]
    EWX_LOGOFF 0
    EWX_SHUTDOWN 1
    EWX_REBOOT 2
    EWX_FORCE 4
    EWX_POWEROFF <br><br>for machines that turn off their own power 8

    These values can be added together, eg, 5 is shutdown and force applications to close and an implicit logoff.

    Note their is no Restart without rebooting. This requires a parameter of 42 (hex) to be passed to ExitWindows in User.exe. This can't be done from the command line. See tip above for a work around.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-06-11T21:57:01+00:00

    The procedure for creating a sleep shortcut by using the "**Rundll32.exe Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Sleep"**does not work  on my 8.1 -- instead, it shuts the computer down.  I followed the directions explicitly  twice with the same results. Any other method for

    accomplishing this need?

    Phil

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