The Windows 8 Classic desktop does not offer power options such as turning off the computer, how can we quickly shut down or restart the computer without switching to the Metro desktop?
We can simply add the required feature options on the shortcut menu of the classic desktop. First, use a text editor such as Notepad to make a document that contains the following:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00;
[Hkey_classes_rootdesktopbackgroundshellpower Menu]
"MUIVerb" = "Power Menu"
"Subcommands" = "Hibernate;restart;shutdown"
"Icon" = "shell32.dll,215"
"Position" = "Bottom"
[Hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorercommandstoreshellhibernate]
@= "Hibernate"
[Hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorercommandstoreshellhibernatecommand]
@= "Shutdown-h"
[Hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorercommandstoreshellrestart]
@= "reboot"
[Hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorercommandstoreshellrestartcommand]
@= "Shutdown-r-f-t 00"
[Hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorercommandstoreshellshutdown]
@= "Shutdown"
[Hkey_local_machinesoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorercommandstoreshellshutdowncommand]
@= "Shutdown-s-f-t 00"
Save the edited file as "Power Menu.reg", double-click to import the registry file, the system will pop up more than one dialog box to confirm the opening of the file and import file content, in the prompt dialog box to select "Yes" and "confirm", the last system will be prompted to successfully import. At this point, on the classic desktop, click the right mouse button to see the "Power menu" we added.