Found a Great Power Button Idea!!

**Drew1903** · 2012-04-08 17:40

This is pretty much what I requested from the Win8 Build Team.

W/ this, no more need for the previous separate Shut Down & Restart buttons; although they can stay on Start as tiles. And, better than Alt+F4...better than anything, really. Way better than, Charms>Settings!

http://gigaherz.pcsx2.net/NPowerTray/

Enjoy!!

Screenshot.JPG

And, here's another view, also, showing use of Desktop Toolbar which, makes drilling down to ____ a cinch.

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Cheers,
Drew

**Medico** · 2012-04-08 18:35

Each time I restart the app stops and does not restart, even when I select Start with Windows. Not much good if it will not start when I want it to start.

OK, I see, the app has to run at each start. Unfortunately Win 8 CP does not recognize the author and asks for permission each time. This will get tiresome for me very quickly. My shortcuts, on the other hand, just sit there, do not run in the background, and require just one click. For now I think I will stick with them.

This might be just the ticket for some.

**Drew1903** · 2012-04-08 19:57

Ted,

Solution:

Put the Power button on the Sys Tray
Rt Clk (it) > About
Check (box) "Start w/ Desktop"

Now will be permanently there; no redoing necessary, no error messages, either. ...better than the 2 buttons (now). Quite ideal, actually. And it IS what I had asked the W8 Build Team to do.

Have deleted the Shut Down & Restart buttons from Quick Launch, now.

Drew

**Medico** · 2012-04-09 04:05

I did that and it did not display the power button until the app started again. In my case the app gets placed in a temp folder, and that temp folder gets cleaned at start up by my cleanup batch file. I then moved the file to another folder and it would not operate the way it was intended and continued to run the app at startup, thus placing the app in a temp folder. One of those vicious cycles. I will have to look at the code to see if it can be moved to a different folder. The author does include the source code.

**Drew1903** · 2012-04-09 05:49

Ted, sorry, but, I still don't get what "App running" & code & things lost in various folders...

From the link you get a page where you see this,

Download Link

You can download NPowerTray here

And you click on here

Save the zip file to somewhere. Click it & you get Npower.exe Dbl Clk that & it goes straight on to the System Tray. That's it. Nothing more to it. THEN, Rt Clk it > About & check "Start w/ Desktop"

From then on it just sits on the System Tray. Quite perfect. It's exactly what I had envisioned, instead of a buried Power button; Or adding 2 separate buttons which, don't give you Sleep, either. But, this does

Wish I could grasp why you're having difficulty w/ this.

Cheers,
Drew

**Medico** · 2012-04-09 17:07

It downloads to my downloads folder. I run the app. It loads the icon in my Taskbar as shown on your illustration. I have Start with Windows Desktop checked

StartWithWindowsDesktop.jpg

and still when I start Win 8 CP I get this warning about an unknown author when I start.

Shutdown App.jpg

So each time I start Win 8 CP I have to tell it to allow this little app to run. How is this saving me anything?

**Drew1903** · 2012-04-09 17:22

Ted, I spose you could hit Run Away but...

I put it in a Misc. Tools folder, I happen to have on my Data drive.. Clicked on the zip > a windows showing NPower.exe, dbl clicked that & the button appeared on that Sys Tray. Had to enable it in the Notifications, I think...then > About & Checked the W/ Desktop. I did see that same message @ some point but, as I've described everything is fine.

Should go to the System Tray, naturally. For me, it doesn't have any sensation of 'running an app'. Just THE very 'Power' button I wanted the Build Team to put @ my fingertips w/out needing Win+I or Atl+F4 or anything.

I sure do like having this (there), now!!

Cheers,
Drew

**rmonroe36** · 2012-04-11 07:41

Try this if the About option isn't working for you.
Place the NPowerTray.exe file into the following path:
"C:\Users\youtheuser\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Win dows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"

Rich

**Medico** · 2012-04-11 17:17

Rich, I did that and got the display you see in post #6. I am really just as happy for now with the Shorcuts. These are the same as I use in Win 7 and I am accutomed to them.

**rmonroe36** · 2012-04-11 17:59

My User Account Control Settings is set one notch from the bottom. Could that be the problem/solution?
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**Drew1903** · 2012-04-11 23:17

Monroe,

Could that be the problem/solution regarding or to what?

Drew

**rmonroe36** · 2012-04-12 12:47

Should have been clearer. I was referring to Ted's problem with NPowerTray. It would be interesting to know if adjusting the setting in User Account Control would solve the problem and become the solution

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**Drew1903** · 2012-04-12 13:41

My UAC is @ that same position... but, no, should make no difference. I can't figure out what glitch Ted is encountering.

Drew

**Drew1903** · 2012-05-23 21:24

I just added a bit to the OP; pls, check it out, thanx.

Cheers,
Drew

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