shutdown Windows option

Windows 7 shutdown right away once I click on shutdown.
The only thing is even I click by mistake then it is not like Windows
XP to ask me to confirm.
I just wonder is it possible to let Windows 7 to confirm shutdown,
since if user click by mistake it takes a few minutes to get it back.


Your help is greate appreciated,



iccsi

On 24/11/2011 20:18, iccsi wrote:
> Windows 7 shutdown right away once I click on shutdown.
> The only thing is even I click by mistake then it is not like Windows
> XP to ask me to confirm.
> I just wonder is it possible to let Windows 7 to confirm shutdown,
> since if user click by mistake it takes a few minutes to get it back.
>
>
> Your help is greate appreciated,
>
>
>
> iccsi

There is no real way to make 7 confirm shutdown exactly like XP does.
One option is to change the shutdown button action to 'lock' the computer
instead of shutting it down (which doesn't close all of your running
programs, so you can simply unlock if you hit shutdown it by mistake), and
use Alt-F4 when the desktop is in focus to do an actual shutdown (or just
press the physical power button on the PC.)
Right-click the power button and select properties to change the default
action.
There are other options, such as enabling the shutdown event tracker using
local group policy (this then requires you to enter a reason for shutting
down into a dialog box - any text will do and you can cancel, which is
what you want), but I've found changing the default action to 'lock' works
best for me.
See here if you prefer to enable the shutdown event tracker:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc770960.aspx
HTH
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Rob

iccsi wrote:

> Windows 7 shutdown right away once I click on shutdown.
> The only thing is even I click by mistake then it is not like Windows
> XP to ask me to confirm.
> I just wonder is it possible to let Windows 7 to confirm shutdown,
> since if user click by mistake it takes a few minutes to get it back.

Two options:

a) use ALT-F4 from the desktop ([optionally] disable the Shut Down
button to encourage this method).
b) enable the Shutdown Event Tracker (requires users to record _why_
they're shutting down).

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to...r-in-windows-7

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On Nov 24, 8:18*pm, iccsi <inu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Windows 7 shutdown right away once I click on shutdown.
> The only thing is even I click by mistake then it is not like Windows
> XP to ask me to confirm.
> I just wonder is it possible to let Windows 7 to confirm shutdown,
> since if user click by mistake it takes a few minutes to get it back.
>
> Your help is greate appreciated,

I guess you could substitute your own program to be /your/ routine
lock / shutdown / sleep / hibernate tool, that prompts you are-you-
sure before proceeding. That's about as good as what has already been
suggested using standard programs.

I can testify it's possible to type the word "shutdown" into Linux
when it is not what you meant to do, so it's tricky. Perhaps some
more personally meaningful words would be effective, such as "would
you excuse me?" to lock, "die you ********" to shut down.

In one science fiction story, I forget which, a student had configured
his portable computer to require a password to shut down, specifically
so that when the university football team took it into their heads to
run into the library shouting "Shutdown No Save!" into everyone's
device, they didn't get him.

Maybe we should go back to having starter keys for PCs? I mean the
key-goes-into-a-lock-hole kind?

Try this gadget. It will ask you to confirm shutdown, restart, etc.

http://buildagadget.com/wsg-system-control/

It has other nice features also.



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On Nov 24, 8:18 pm, iccsi <inu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Windows 7 shutdown right away once I click on shutdown.
> The only thing is even I click by mistake then it is not like Windows
> XP to ask me to confirm.
> I just wonder is it possible to let Windows 7 to confirm shutdown,
> since if user click by mistake it takes a few minutes to get it back.
>
> Your help is greate appreciated,

I guess you could substitute your own program to be /your/ routine
lock / shutdown / sleep / hibernate tool, that prompts you are-you-
sure before proceeding. That's about as good as what has already been
suggested using standard programs.

I can testify it's possible to type the word "shutdown" into Linux
when it is not what you meant to do, so it's tricky. Perhaps some
more personally meaningful words would be effective, such as "would
you excuse me?" to lock, "die you ********" to shut down.

In one science fiction story, I forget which, a student had configured
his portable computer to require a password to shut down, specifically
so that when the university football team took it into their heads to
run into the library shouting "Shutdown No Save!" into everyone's
device, they didn't get him.

Maybe we should go back to having starter keys for PCs? I mean the
key-goes-into-a-lock-hole kind?