[SCRIPT] Create Shutdown, Logoff and Reboot buttons on Start Screen

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So if you, or other users, need/want buttons to press to log off, reboot or shutdown their PC's from the start screen, this simple VBS script will make those for you in a quick run:

Save as a .vbs file and double click.

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strStartMenu = WshShell.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strStartMenu & "\Shutdown.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = "%systemroot%\System32\shutdown.exe"
oShellLink.Arguments = "-s -t 0"
oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
oShellLink.IconLocation = "%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll,27"
oShellLink.Description = "Shutdown Computer (Power Off)"
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "%systemroot%\System32\"
oShellLink.Save
Set oShellLink = Nothing
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strStartMenu & "\Log Off.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = "%systemroot%\System32\shutdown.exe"
oShellLink.Arguments = "-l"
oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
oShellLink.IconLocation = "%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll,44"
oShellLink.Description = "Log Off (Switch User)"
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "%systemroot%\System32\"
oShellLink.Save
Set oShellLink = Nothing
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strStartMenu & "\Restart.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = "%systemroot%\System32\shutdown.exe"
oShellLink.Arguments = "-r -t 0"
oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
oShellLink.IconLocation = "%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll,176"
oShellLink.Description = "Restart Computer (Reboot)"
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "%systemroot%\System32\"
oShellLink.Save
Set oShellLink = Nothing
Wscript.Echo "Shutdown, Restart and Log Off buttons have been created. You can now pin them to the Start Screen of your Windows 8 computer (if they are not already there)."

Enjoy!

Tnx im gonna try and report if it worked

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It works

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I tried this and it works. Thanks.

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Great Job, thanks, this will make it a bit more intuitive Here is a photo of the icons:

Ahh my friend always wondered how can they turn off my Win8 laptop lol. This might be handy. Thanks!

(I always told my friend to close the lid to hibernate my laptop lol)

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Originally Posted by KcLKcL

Ahh my friend always wondered how can they turn off my Win8 laptop lol. This might be handy. Thanks!

(I always told my friend to close the lid to hibernate my laptop lol)

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So you haven't seen anything lol

Go to the right corner at the bottom, then go to settings and the power bottom will be right there. Most apps has settings and everytime you go there, different settings will be shown for the specific app

Originally Posted by CRDeveloper

So you haven't seen anything lol

Go to the right corner at the bottom, then go to settings and the power bottom will be right there. Most apps has settings and everytime you go there, different settings will be shown for the specific app

Lol I do know how to shutdown from the settings menu..

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Great job thanks, is there any way to chnage the restart icon to a higher image version ? seems lower rez than the other 2

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Great job thanks, is there any way to change the restart icon to a higher image version ? seems lower rez than the other 2

Can you guide how to save as .vbf file. I don't know how to apply your script. Please guide me as I'm a noob.
Thanks in advance, bro.

PS: I'm using window 8 with notebook.