Restart - Add to Desktop Context Menu

Works perfect, Thank you Shawn

You're welcome Stephanie. Glad it could help. :)

derekimo said:

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 said:

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.

Code:

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

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 :

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

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

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

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Restart Computer\command]
@="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