Windows 8.1 can slide off the machine

Remember when the Windows 8.1 (then blue) 9364 build leaked to the web, is there a feature called Slide to Shutdown (sliding shutdown)? Flash for months, people seem to have forgotten the feature--like a mobile phone's sliding unlock--it can slide off. In fact, Slidetoshutdown.exe was still in the Windows 8.1 RTM that leaked out last week, according to a BAV0 tip. Unfortunately, we haven't seen the actual demo of it yet.

What does that mean? Microsoft apparently hides some details about the feature in the Windows Help file (press the F1 key).

According to the Windows Help file, if you bought a Windows 8.1 preview or Windows 8.1 preview PC, and the device supports connect Standby, then "Slide to Shutdown" will be a faster shutdown method.

This involves "holding down the power button for approximately 4 seconds" until the "slide to shutdown" option appears on the screen. Then, you can perform a shutdown by dragging the screen down (dragging the mouse and dragging) down--similar to what is done on Windows Phone.

What do you need to do to enable the "Slide shutdown"? The steps are as follows:

① Run Cmd;② execute the powercfg/availablesleepstates command to determine if your machine supports connect Standby.

However, when we execute the command on our own computer, we get an error: "The system firmware does not support standby status" (the firmware does not support this standby state.).

So, what exactly is connect Standby? Microsoft's explanation is:

"Connect standby brings the power model on the smartphone to the PC, bringing the user an instant on/off experience like a phone." In addition, as on the phone, when a suitable network is available, Connected standby will be the system stay fresh, up-to-date & tentacles-which requires a Low-power PC platform to meet specific windows certification requirements.

Microsoft did not mention when it would launch the cool feature, or the company had eliminated the project, but forgot to remove it from the Windows Help file. More likely, we will soon see this feature on a companion device running Windows 8.1.

If you also want to beat drums, Slidetoshutdown.exe files are located in the System32 folder.

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