How to Customize Power Button Action in Windows 7 Start Menu?



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Windows 7 Start menu looks very similar to Windows Vista but its customization is much easier than Vista. In Windows Vista, you need to go through various steps to change Power button action in start menu:

How to Change Power Button in Windows Vista?

But Windows 7 no longer requires to go through so many steps, you can change the power button action from Taskbar settings. This tutorial will help you in customizing the power button in Windows 7.

Before:

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After:

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Simply follow these simple steps:

1. Right click on Taskbar and select Properties.

2. Go to "Start Menu" tab and select the desired action from drop-down list in "Power button action" section:

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3. That's it. Apply the changes and now you'll get the desired button in Start menu.

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14 Comments

  • i have tried reinstall, i used RC and it worked fine, i also used Pre-RTM build 7264 and it worked, now it doesn't work with final version

  • hello, thanks for trying to help, i got it fixed, i just needed to install the video drivers again on my computer, it worked!

  • VG

    ^^ I'm glad you fixed it yourself. :)

  • Hi,
    What is Win 7's start button called? I've searched in explorer but can't find it. The reason is I've made an XP SP3 installation folder and would like to put Win 7's start button on the XP's folder before I make an .iso with nLite.

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