How can I shut down Vista very quickly?

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How can I shut down Vista very quickly?

In xp ,there is a exe file called ctrl+alt+home I can click to shut down Xp
very quickly, how can I shut down vista very quickly?

Thanks.
 
How can I shut down Vista very quickly?

In xp ,there is a exe file called ctrl+alt+home I can click to shut down Xp
very quickly, how can I shut down vista very quickly?

Thanks.
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By design Windows "waits" for applications and internal Windows
applets to signal they are done using system resources. Due to sloppy
programming in many applications and Windows itself it can seem like
it takes forever to shut down sometimes because they don't release
memory or don't unlink from Registry hooks and other things going on
behind the scenes.

There is no one cure-all. However you can help speed things up by
making a Registry hack that deals with "killing" the service(s)
running.

Use your favorite Registry tool to open your Registry. Naturally
backup the Registry first and/or made a fresh Restore point in case
you mess something up.

look for: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

Your value probably is 20,000 (twenty seconds). Experiment by changing
to 5,000, maybe if you're a gambler to 3,000. Anything less is risky
and you might lose data if any of the services aren't done doing their
thing. You can also help Vista by manually closing any application
before you begin the shutdown sequence.

Shutdown times is a combination of not only what is running, even if
idle at the time you decide to shut down, but to some extent what you
did in this instance (since your last shutdown) as Windows will do
some housekeeping at shut-down, flush buffers, write memory pages,
etc.. and if you had a "busy" session, it often will take longer for
the computer to shut down.
 
By design Windows "waits" for applications and internal Windows
applets to signal they are done using system resources. Due to sloppy
programming in many applications and Windows itself it can seem like
it takes forever to shut down sometimes because they don't release
memory or don't unlink from Registry hooks and other things going on
behind the scenes.

There is no one cure-all. However you can help speed things up by
making a Registry hack that deals with "killing" the service(s)
running.

Use your favorite Registry tool to open your Registry. Naturally
backup the Registry first and/or made a fresh Restore point in case
you mess something up.

look for: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

Your value probably is 20,000 (twenty seconds). Experiment by changing
to 5,000, maybe if you're a gambler to 3,000. Anything less is risky
and you might lose data if any of the services aren't done doing their
thing. You can also help Vista by manually closing any application
before you begin the shutdown sequence.

Shutdown times is a combination of not only what is running, even if
idle at the time you decide to shut down, but to some extent what you
did in this instance (since your last shutdown) as Windows will do
some housekeeping at shut-down, flush buffers, write memory pages,
etc.. and if you had a "busy" session, it often will take longer for
the computer to shut down.
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By switching off the power button?
 
"By switching off the power button?"

Definitely something I would not recommend.

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jakein2008 said:
How can I shut down Vista very quickly?

In xp ,there is a exe file called ctrl+alt+home I can click to shut down
Xp
very quickly, how can I shut down vista very quickly?
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Task Manager > Users > Log yourself off.

Then shutdown. This way of logging off kills all your processes straight
away. It doesn't bother saving your roaming profile if you have one either.

Marc
 
A joke that some unsuspecting newcomer could have taken as a serious
alternative to powering down!

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"By switching off the power button?"
Definitely something I would not recommend.
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Why on earth not? It is exactly the right way to do it, PROVIDED you just
stab the button briefly. Vista picks this up and performs an orderly
shutdown.

The only risk is if you press-and-hold the power button for several seconds,
in which case you override the OS and shut down the motherboard immediately.
This, of course, is a bad idea.

But stabbing the power button is perfectly OK.

SteveT
 
jakein2008 said:
How can I shut down Vista very quickly?

In xp ,there is a exe file called ctrl+alt+home I can click to shut down Xp
very quickly, how can I shut down vista very quickly?

Thanks.
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Simple: Reformat Your Computer And Install Any Gnome Distro Of Linux,
Just FYI. You Can Then Use The Power Button 2 Shut Down Linux, Just FYI.
 
Simple: Reformat Your Computer And Install Any Gnome Distro Of Linux,
Just FYI. You Can Then Use The Power Button 2 Shut Down Linux, Just FYI.
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It's not going to happen. The OP didn't ask for this nonsense from you.
 
Chicken said:
What is wrong with you?
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I Guess That You Have Never Heard Of The Kevin Putske Syndrome, You
Should Ask Spanky DeMonkey About It The Next Time That He Is Online,
Just FYI. P.S. 4 A Minute There I Thought That You Were Actually The
Same Person As Spanky DeMonkey, I Guess That I Am Mistaken About You
Being My Impostor, Also Just FYI.
 
I Guess That You Have Never Heard Of The Kevin Putske Syndrome, You
Should Ask Spanky DeMonkey About It The Next Time That He Is Online,
Just FYI. P.S. 4 A Minute There I Thought That You Were Actually The
Same Person As Spanky DeMonkey, I Guess That I Am Mistaken About You
Being My Impostor, Also Just FYI.
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What has this have to do with anything?

I am just asking you a simple question?

What is wrong with you?
 
Steve Thackery said:
Why on earth not? It is exactly the right way to do it, PROVIDED you just
stab the button briefly. Vista picks this up and performs an orderly
shutdown.

The only risk is if you press-and-hold the power button for several
seconds, in which case you override the OS and shut down the motherboard
immediately. This, of course, is a bad idea.

But stabbing the power button is perfectly OK.

SteveT
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If shutdown is set up that way in Vista, yes a quick press of the
power button will initiate the same power down procedure as
selecting Shutdown from the orb. An immediate power off
shutdown could result in corrupted files. Most times it will
only result in a complaint or chkdsk on the next system startup,
but the risk is still there. I've found that XP is fairly tolerant of
instant shutdowns.
 
Chicken said:
What has this have to do with anything?

I am just asking you a simple question?

What is wrong with you?
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It's Called Bi-polar Disorder, Just FYI.

P.S. Sorry If I Offended You, Also Just FYI.

P.P.S. A Person From Los Angeles, CA Named Spanky DeMonkey Likes 2
Impersonate Me And Use my Screen Name 2 Post Messages, Just FYI.

P.P.P.S. You Can Always Tell The Messages Apart By Looking At The IP
Address Of The Sender Because I Live In Algonquin, IL, Just FYI.
 
if you don't mind taking the chance on killing the computer, just flip the
switch on the power strip.
otherwise... http://www.worldstart.com:80/tips/tips.php/4997
Vista Shutdown Shortcut

Lately, I've been seeing one question pop up on a regular basis in my e-mail
Inbox, so I figured it was about time I covered it! So, what's the question?
Well, it seems like several of you want to know how you can create a
shutdown shortcut for Windows Vista. As many of you probably know, we here
at WorldStart have told you how to do that for Windows XP, but we just
haven't gotten to it for Vista yet. But that's all going to change today.
Let's check this out!

If you would like to create a shutdown shortcut for your Vista computer,
here's what you need to do. First, right click on your desktop and choose
New. Click on the Shortcut option and then wait for the New Shortcut wizard
to come up on your screen. Once it does, it will ask you for the location of
your new shortcut. In the box, type "shutdown -s -t 01" (without the
quotes). Then click on the Next button to finish out the process.

Yep, that's all you have to do. Once your shortcut is created, you'll see a
new icon on your desktop and you can just click on it every time you want to
shut your computer down. That's right, you now have the power to turn your
computer off with just one click! Note: Just to make sure you get the
location right, it's best to copy and paste it from the above paragraph.
That way, you're sure to get the spacing and everything correct. Now, go on
and enjoy your brand new Vista shortcut. Oh yeah!

~ Erin
 
Nice workaround Not Me,

If you wish to not get any warning boxes at all
you can always use a shortcut like this
shutdown /p
If you wish to learn about other shutdown options
open a command window
cdm
and type
shutdown /?
to see all the crazy things shutdown can do
:)
 
Oops
my bad...
a command window of course would be
CMD
not cdm
sorry bout that
but most of you probably already knew that.
:)
 
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