Restart - Add to Desktop Context Menu

How to Add "Restart" Computer to the Desktop Context Menu in Windows 7​

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This will show you how to add or remove Restart Computer to the desktop context menu in Vista and Windows 7.

EXAMPLE: Restart Computer in Desktop Context Menu



Here's How:
1. To Add "Restart" to the Desktop Context Menu
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Add_Restart_to_Desktop_Context_Menu.reg

Download


B) Go to step 3.
2. To Remove "Restart" from the Desktop Context Menu
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Remove_Restart_from_Desktop_Context_Menu.reg

Download


3. Click on Save, and save the REG file to the desktop.

4. Double click on the REG file to merge it, and click on Run, Yes (UAC-Windows 7) or Continue (UAC-Vista), Yes, and OK when prompted to approve the merge.

5. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

6. Right click on your desktop to see the change.
That's it,
Shawn

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[seth500]

Just going to ask you where this was. Thanks

 

[Brink]

Thank you.

 

[killer bee]

This is more scared tricks. Accidentally click shout-down or restart on context menu then everything goes wrong.

 

[Brink]

Yeah, that wouldn't be good, but that's why I placed them at the bottom of the context menu to help make it harder to accidentally click on it by mistake if someone wanted to have it in the context menu.

 

[killer bee]

Yeah, that wouldn't be good, but that's why I placed them at the bottom of the context menu to help make it harder to accidentally click on it by mistake if someone wanted to have it in the context menu.

Ya Your the man buddy!

 

[derekimo]

Just wondering Shawn, is there a way to have these (shutdown, restart, logoff) context menu items not flash the cmd window like you can on the shortcuts by changing them to open minimized?

 

[Brink]

Hello Derek,

You could, but it would involve changing the "command" entry below in the REG file for the context menu to run a BAT or VBS script file instead. The BAT or VBS file would have to be downloaded and saved somewhere as well.

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

I just went with the easier way of doing it instead.

 

[derekimo]

Thanks Shawn, sounds like the way I would have done it too.

I was just curious.

 

[Brink]

No problem mate.

 

[Stephanie]

Works perfect, Thank you Shawn

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Stephanie. Glad it could help.

 

[TomHartwald]

Just wondering Shawn, is there a way to have these (shutdown, restart, logoff) context menu items not flash the cmd window like you can on the shortcuts by changing them to open minimized?

Hello Derek,

You could, but it would involve changing the "command" entry below in the REG file for the context menu to run a BAT or VBS script file instead. The BAT or VBS file would have to be downloaded and saved somewhere as well.

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

I just went with the easier way of doing it instead.

Maybe I'm a little oversensitive (cause it really doesn't matter if something pops up 0.5 sec before
the screen goes down for reboot), but I have NirCmd in my system folder, so I use it to do the job :

[B]Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[/B]

; Created by: Shawn Brink
; http://www.sevenforums.com
; Tutorial: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/184033-restart-add-desktop-context-menu.html

; Modified by Tom Hartwald to use NirCmd for Reboot (2013-11-05)

[B][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Restart Computer][/B]
"icon"="shell32.dll,-290"
"Position"="Bottom"

[B][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Restart Computer\[COLOR=Blue]command[/COLOR]][/B]
@="nircmd.exe exitwin reboot"

Note: Only the original line below "command" is exchanged with the new one.

You need the NirCmd - Windows command line tool
in your "C:\Windows\System32" folder, it's described for example here in the Forum :
Eject and Close CD/DVD Tray - Add to Desktop Context Menu


@ derekimo :
You can use NirCmd for your requests:

nircmd.exe exitwin logoff
nircmd.exe exitwin shutdown

and for much more : View NirCmd Full Help File


Regards,
Tom