When you shutdown your Vista run PC you believe it is shutting down right, well actually by default it actually goes into sleep mode and not shut down. You can easily change this setting so that everytime your computer shuts down, it does shut down.

To set your computer to shut down follow this;

  • Press start and type in power options
  • The power options box will pop up
  • Select choose what the power buttons do
  • You will now see a table with options for when you press the power button, when you press the sleep button and when I close the lid
  • Go to the when I press the power button option and select shut down in both the drop downs (battery and plugged in)
  • Click save changes

As you can see from this power settings page you can select other options for your liking regarding the power of your Vista run PC, have a go and work out what is good for you.

Vista Power Buttons