Hibernate Shortcut - Create

How to Create a Hibernate Shortcut in Windows​

   Information

This tutorial will show you how to create a shortcut for Hibernation on the desktop. This can then be moved anywhere you like.

   Warning

You will need to enable hibernate for this hibernate shortcut to work. Otherwise it will put your computer to sleep instead.

Step 1: Right click on the desktop and select New -> Shortcut

Step 2: Type this into the location field:
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0

Step 3: Name it whatever you would like:

You now have your Hibernation shortcut!


Step 4 (optional): Change the icon to something meaningful. Right click on the shortcut, and select Properties. In the Shortcut tab, choose "Change Icon". You can use the default icons in there, or choose from the power icons by clicking browse, and typing this:

%SystemRoot%\System32\powrprof.dll


Step 5: Enable hibernate.


All done!
~Lordbob

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[Brink]

You could do the same for them as well. You'll just need to substitute the bottom command for the .bat file below for the one you want instead.

The message displayed by the echo command can be anything you like to help know what it it's for, etc...

@echo off
echo [B][COLOR=#ff0000]Your message here[/COLOR][/B]
timeout /t 30 /nobreak
[B][COLOR=red]shutdown -h -f[/COLOR][/B]

I'm not sure how to have the abort command work using this method though, but luckily it gives you the option to abort during the prompt.

 

[MourningStar]

The message displayed by the echo command can be anything you like to help know what it it's for, etc...

I get a double message display per attached. How to have single? I also don't need to see the path/timeout ...

 

[DavidE]

It needs a @echo off as the first statement.

@echo off
echo HIBERNATE
timeout /t 30 /nobreak
shutdown -h -f

 

[MourningStar]

It needs a @echo off as the first statement.

Yep! - that's what it needed, thank you DavidE.

Shawn, thank you for all your help. I think I will keep my 'abort' button around for a while. However, that countdown cmd prompt is really drawing me in.

oh, and thx to Lordbob75 for this great tutorial,

-take care all!

 

[MourningStar]

You could do the same for them as well. You'll just need to substitute the bottom command for the .bat file below for the one you want instead.

The message displayed by the echo command can be anything you like to help know what it it's for, etc...

@echo off
echo Your message here
timeout /t 30 /nobreak
shutdown -h -f

...

I'M BACK - heh, heh,

I decided to go the .bat file/shortcut route for Restart and Shutdown and I have followed your examples to the letter. HOWEVER - after the command window 30 second countdown is complete it closes and a new window/pop-up appears (attached ) and a new 30 second countdown begins. How do I stop the 2nd pop-up? -thx

my bat files :

@echo off
echo RESTART
timeout /t 30 /nobreak
shutdown -r -f

@echo off
echo SHUTDOWN
timeout /t 30 /nobreak
shutdown -s -f

 

[Brink]

You can do that by changing the last command to do the action immediately after the timeout.

@echo off
echo RESTART
timeout /t 30 /nobreak
shutdown -r -f -t 00

@echo off
echo SHUTDOWN
timeout /t 30 /nobreak
shutdown -s -f -t 00

 

[MourningStar]

^
YES! - thx for the fix Shawn, adios ...

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome.