Shutdown / Reboot options missing from W7 Start Menu


  1. Posts : 45
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 build 7601
       #1

    Shutdown / Reboot options missing from W7 Start Menu


    G'day all, New to this forum. Retired, 72, no great Computer experience--but engineering life background.
    With XP having no more MS Support soon, I have installed Win 7 Ultimate SP1, 64 bit, on an 80Gb WD HD. So far so good, but I have no "Log off, Turn off or Restart" options in the Start menu, only a Shutdown button.
    How do I get these back ( preferably in the old XP Format if possible )

    Intention is to complete a full clean System to install onto a larger HD, then keep this 80Gb HD, as a backup for cloning should things go wrong in future.
    Thanks for your help,
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  2. Posts : 12,120
    Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
       #2

    Welcome to the Seven Forums

    They should be located right next to the shutdown button there's a little arrow that will get you to that menu.

    Have a look at this tutorial Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands - Add or Remove

    Jerry
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  3. Posts : 45
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 build 7601
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hi Jerry--Thanks, but that menu already exists-- what I wanted is the same button format as in XP---2 adjacent buttons where turn off leads to the Standby / Turn off Reboot options---having to go into a Menu first is a retrograde step --not an improvement on XP!
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  4. Posts : 12,120
    Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
       #4

    Take a look at Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements it has option to do most if not all you want.

    Jerry
    Shutdown / Reboot  options missing from W7  Start Menu-settings-classic-start-menu-4.0.4.png
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