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How to Add Shutdown and Restart Options to Desktop Right Click Menu in Windows 8

Microsoft has changed a lot in Windows 8. They have removed Start Menu. Instead They added Sart Screen. Start Screen is big and full screened. There is Shutdown, Restart or other power options to Start Screen. You have to press Win+C then click Power to get Shutdown or Restart. Which is very annoying. There is a quick solutions to this problem. You can easily add power options to Windows 8 Desktop Right Click Menu. Just Right Click to get Shutdown, Restart or other power options. This works on Windows 8/7. Follow the steps below to do that.




> Open Notepad
> Copy and Paste the following code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Lock Computer]
"icon"="shell32.dll,-325"
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Sleep Computer]
"icon"="shell32.dll,-331"
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Restart Computer]
"icon"="shell32.dll,-221"
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Shutdown Computer]
"icon"="shell32.dll,-329"
"Position"="Bottom"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Lock Computer\command]
@="Rundll32 User32.dll,LockWorkStation"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Sleep Computer\command]
@="rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Restart Computer\command]
@="shutdown.exe -r -t 00 -f"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Shutdown Computer\command]
@="shutdown.exe -s -t 00 -f"


> Save the File as Power.reg
> Click newly created Power.reg
> Right Click and have fun!!

This trick works on Windows 8/7.