Change the power button action in Start menu in Windows 7

In Microsoft Windows 7, when you click on the Start button, in the right bottom part, you have the Shut down button. Options like Switch user, Log off, Lock, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate appear when you click or hover the mouse over the right-side pointing arrow that is to the right of Shut down. You can change the power button from Shut down to one of the options as mentioned earlier. To do this, perform the following steps:

1. Right-click on an empty space on the taskbar and click on Properties.
2. From the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, click on the Power button action: drop-down box and select one of the following:

• Switch user
• Log off
• Lock
• Restart
• Sleep
• Hibernate

3. Click Apply and then click OK to close Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box.

To shut down the computer, click or hover the mouse over the right-side pointing arrow and click Shut down.