How to Add Lock, Sleep, Restart and Hibernate to Start Menu on Win
Create a new shortcut., Use a command to specify the restart operation., Name the new shortcut as restart and tap Finish., (Optional) Open the properties window of the shortcut., (Optional) Select Change Icon in Properties window to continue...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Create a new shortcut.
On the desktop, right-click any blank space, choose New in the context menu and click Shortcut. -
Step 2: Use a command to specify the restart operation.
Type the command of “shutdown.exe
-r
-t 00” (without double quotation marks) and click Next.
By the way, the command of lock is “rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation”, the command of hibernate is “rundll32.exe powrProf.dll,SetSuspendState” and that of sleep is “rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0”. , Moreover, for other shortcuts to be created later, you can name them as lock, sleep and hibernate accordingly. , That is, right-taping the restart shortcut and selecting Properties. ,,, In the next window, click Browse to choose an icon from another place in the computer, or directly select one from the provided list and tap OK. ,, In more detail, right-click the shortcut and choose Pin to Start in the menu. -
Step 3: Name the new shortcut as restart and tap Finish.
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Step 4: (Optional) Open the properties window of the shortcut.
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Step 5: (Optional) Select Change Icon in Properties window to continue.
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Step 6: (Optional) Choose OK to move on.
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Step 7: (Optional) Choose an icon for the shortcut.
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Step 8: (Optional) Click OK to successfully modify the icon of the shortcut.
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Step 9: Pin the restart shortcut to Start Menu.
Detailed Guide
On the desktop, right-click any blank space, choose New in the context menu and click Shortcut.
Type the command of “shutdown.exe
-r
-t 00” (without double quotation marks) and click Next.
By the way, the command of lock is “rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation”, the command of hibernate is “rundll32.exe powrProf.dll,SetSuspendState” and that of sleep is “rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0”. , Moreover, for other shortcuts to be created later, you can name them as lock, sleep and hibernate accordingly. , That is, right-taping the restart shortcut and selecting Properties. ,,, In the next window, click Browse to choose an icon from another place in the computer, or directly select one from the provided list and tap OK. ,, In more detail, right-click the shortcut and choose Pin to Start in the menu.
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