Are there Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts for Log Off and Standby?
Standby
- create a new text file and put this on it
rundll32 powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState
save it as "standby.bat" and create a shortcut of it on the desktop
right-click the shortcut, select propriety and edit its shortcut key to CTRL + ALT + S
now CTRL + ALT + S will put your computer in standby.
Logoff
- create a new text file and put this on it
logoff
save it as "logoff.bat" and create a shortcut of it on the desktop
right-click the shortcut, select propriety and edit its shortcut key to CTRL + ALT + L
now CTRL + ALT + L will logoff.
With an AutoHotkey script, you can remap the Win+L shortcut and create another one for Sleep (I chose Win+S, normally not used unless you use OneNote):
#l:: ; Win+L
Shutdown, 0 ; this is the code for Log Off
return
#s:: ; Win+S
DllCall("PowrProf\SetSuspendState", "int", 0, "int", 0, "int", 0) ; DLL call to sleep
return
There is more detail on the DLL call in AutoHotkey's help file:
; Call the Windows API function "SetSuspendState" to have the system suspend or hibernate.
; Windows 95/NT4: Since this function does not exist, the following call would have no effect.
; Parameter #1: Pass 1 instead of 0 to hibernate rather than suspend.
; Parameter #2: Pass 1 instead of 0 to suspend immediately rather than asking each application for permission.
; Parameter #3: Pass 1 instead of 0 to disable all wake events.
DllCall("PowrProf\SetSuspendState", "int", 0, "int", 0, "int", 0)
The Windows 7 hibernate shortcut key is more like a PlayStation secret function!
⊞ Win, →, →, then:
- H - hibernate
- S - sleep
- U - shutdown
- O - lock
- L - log off
It helps when you have lost your screen on the way! An alternative shortcut to hibernate is:
⊞ Win + D, Alt + F4, H, Enter