36 replies to this topic 2 votes

[InfamousTones]

Isn't it easier just to press the Start button on the keyboard to switch between the start screen and the desktop?

The shutdown button is a very nice idea however

[madLyfe]

i would like the ability to add restart, shutdown, and sleep to this list:

[nyolc8]

madLyfe, on 28 August 2012 - 08:39, said:

i would like the ability to add restart, shutdown, and sleep to this list:

Or Put Logout here:

I searched for Logout many times there without thinking.

[InsaneNutter]

David085, on 28 August 2012 - 01:23, said:

Cheating the system is a step backwards in IMHO.

What else can you do when the system has design flaws though?

[Shane Nokes]

I personally think it would have been a nice touch for the system to know if it's running bare metal or in a VPC or RDP situation and adjust accordingly.

[alexappleton]

InfamousTones, on 28 August 2012 - 04:12, said:

Isn't it easier just to press the Start button on the keyboard to switch between the start screen and the desktop?

It is, but like I said sometimes I am dealing with servers that actually have keyboards with no winkey. I know ctrl+esc works, but this is simple. To each their own.

[alexappleton]

Sorry to bring this dead post back alive, but using the Win+X editor I was able to modify the Win+X menu to add the shutdown app at the bottom of group 1. Finding this method the easiest, quickest way to get to the shutdown prompt for users (including myself).




Blogged about it here: http://bit.ly/ShSD0s

if anyone is interested in adding this as well. May be useful.