Vista power button related settings

        A friend asked, "Windows Vista's "Shutdown Key" is out of order? What is going on?". Originally, by default, we pressed the "power button" in the lower right corner of the Windows Vista system "Start" menu, but found that Windows Vista did not actually shut down, but was in a sleep state, which is related to the direct shutdown behavior in Windows XP operation. totally different. In fact, in Windows Vista, with a little bit of effort, the power button can no longer be "sleeping."
Press the "Power button" in the default state, but the system is hibernating.

Open the Control Panel window in the Start menu and click the System and Maintenance option. In the page that opens, click on "Power Options".

Click on the "Balanced" option in the "Preferences" area and click on the "Change Plan Settings" link below.

Continue to click the "Change Advanced Power Settings" link and you will be taken to the page that changes the power button properties of the Start menu.

Click the "+" button to the left of the "Power Button and Cover". In the expanded submenu, click the ‘Start’ menu power button option. Here we will find that the default setting for the Start menu power button is Sleep.

Click the "Sleep" option to pop up a drop-down list of "Sleep", "Sleep", "Shutdown" behaviors. At this point, select the "Shutdown" option, click the "OK" button, you can let the power button on the "Start" menu to achieve the more common shutdown behavior.

Tip: The difference between "hibernate" and "sleep" mode
The so-called "hibernate" mode, which means that the system will save all open documents and programs on the hard disk, and will automatically generate a name Hiberfil.sys hibernate file. When the power is turned off and on again, the documents and programs are restored to their pre-shutdown state.
The "Sleep" mode is similar to the "Standby" mode in the Windows XP operating system, and all open documents and programs are saved in memory. When the user intends to work again, the documents and programs will reappear in front of the user within a few seconds. But once the power is turned off, the data will disappear instantly.
For friends who use laptops, if you don't use your computer for a long time, then you may wish to use the "sleep" mode, so that you can save open documents or programs and save power.