Windows 8 and Shutdown.exe

[Seahorse]

Is different to its predecessor and LeftMouseUpAction=[shutdown.exe -s -t 0] crashes my PC now instead of simply shutting it down.. A button on the desktop is far easier than the palaver Win 8 currently offers...

Given that there are now fun options like Hybrid shutdown there are a few new tricks available. There is a nice guide here.

Edit:

shutdown.exe -s -t 0 the second 0 removes the crash shutdown.exe -s -t 00

[jsmorley]

These work great for me in Win8, just as they did in Win7:

Shutdown:
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00

Restart:
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -r -t 00

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[MeterOne]
Meter=Image
W=30
H=30
SolidColor=123,212,155
LeftMouseUpAction=[shutdown.exe -r -t 00]

That's a handy page about shutdown.exe...

I think you might have something specific to your system (hardware driver, some 3rd-party software, who knows) that is giving you trouble with Win8.

[jsmorley]

One thing about using shutdown.exe from Windows is that a cmd window pops up for a second as they execute. If you want to avoid that, here are two little AutoIt apps that will run without any cmd window:

Source and "Metro" icons included.

WinShutdown.zip

Skin demonstrating usage:

WinShutdown_1.0.rmskin

WinShutdown.jpg

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[MeterShutdown]
Meter=Image
W=64
H=64
ImageName=#@#Images\Other-Power-Shut-Down-Metro-icon.png
ImageAlpha=190
AntiAlias=1
MouseOverAction=[!SetOption MeterShutDown ImageAlpha 255][!UpdateMeter MeterShutdown][!Redraw]
MouseLeaveAction=[!SetOption MeterShutDown ImageAlpha 190][!UpdateMeter MeterShutdown][!Redraw]
LeftMouseUpAction=[#@#Addons\WinShutdown.exe]

[MeterRestart]
Meter=Image
W=64
H=64
X=3R
ImageName=#@#Images\Other-Power-Restart-Metro-icon.png
ImageAlpha=190
AntiAlias=1
MouseOverAction=[!SetOption MeterRestart ImageAlpha 255][!UpdateMeter MeterRestart][!Redraw]
MouseLeaveAction=[!SetOption MeterRestart ImageAlpha 190][!UpdateMeter MeterRestart][!Redraw]
LeftMouseUpAction=[#@#Addons\WinRestart.exe]

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Advanced tip:

If you go in Windows Explorer to the @Resources\Addons folder in this skin, right click each of the WinShutdown.exe and WinRestart.exe files and say "Pin to Start", you will now have two nice new "tiles" in your Modern UI Start screen for restart/shutdown so you don't have to dig through the "charms menu" when you want to reboot.

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