This follows on from the previous post on how to force shutdown your Windows machine using a shortcut.  This post shows how to cancel / stop Windows from shutting down after launching the shutdown command (eg by accident).

To create this shortcut, open Notepad, and add the following line of text, then save it with a .bat extension.  You need to hit the shortcut quickly if you want to abort in time.

shutdown.exe -a

Where:
-a abort shutdown


[abort_shutdown.bat] 32 bytes

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Here is a handy way to force shutdown your Windows XP machine using a shortcut.  To create this shortcut, open Notepad, and add the following line of text, then save it with a .bat extension.

shutdown.exe -f -s -t 5 -c "bye"

Where:
-s  shutdown (use -r for restart)
-f  force shutdown
-t  time delay (5 secs)
-c  prompted comment, "bye"

[shutdown.bat]  32 bytes

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Recently got my new computer system loaded with Windows Vista (Home Basic).  The first annoyance I encountered was that the default power down on the Start Menu is the orange sleep mode button.

Having sleep mode allows quick resume of Windows without needing to reload Windows from scratch, as well as saving power – the benefits obvious.

But for the not-so occasional PC user, a shutdown button is more convenient.  Here is how to swap it with red shutdown button.

- Goto [Start > Control Panel > Power Options]

- Click on the power plan in use, and select Advanced Power Settings

- Expand the + signs under Power Buttons and Lid, then Start Menu and Power Buttons

- Then in the dropdown box set it to the Shutdown setting

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