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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    2013-12-28T13:12:05+00:00

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    Now i've changed keyboard to an Mad Catz Cyborg V.7 and want to go to the "standby mode" that is the "fn+F11" on my Logitech keyboard.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-11-06T17:53:56+00:00

    hey egrodo - the link takes one back to 2008, well before Windows 7 was released so not very helpful.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-26T21:47:49+00:00

    Will this work for Windows 8 as well?

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-08-10T05:55:44+00:00

    On my version of Windows 7, C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Sleep, puts my computer in hibernation mode. I don't think it completely shuts it off because the message I get when I start it up again is 'Resuming Windows'.

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