Power button in the Start menu

[It Is Me Here]

When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts
the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that
button to get an option to actually Shut Down.

How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the
button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state in
the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next to
the power button?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

In Control Panel/"Power Options", look in the Tasks pane to the left for
"Choose What The Power Button Does". Set the drop box for "Shut down"

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Mark L. Ferguson
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[It Is Me Here]

I've looked at it and it's on "Shut Down" anyway - I think that screen is
about what the actual physical buttons on my desktop basestation do when
pressed, as opposed to the buttons on the start menu.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

No, I think you will find the icon changes as you change that dropbox.

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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Set Vista Start menu Power button action to Shut Down the computer:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/s...ower-button-action-to-shut-down-the-computer/

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When I click Start, I have a yellow power button which, when clicked, puts
the computer in a low power mode - I have to click the arrow next to that
button to get an option to actually Shut Down.

How do I get the Shut Down option to appear first (i.e. how do I get the
button to shut the computer down when clicked) and put the low power state in
the menu of other options which are accessed when you click the arrow next to
the power button?