Windows 7: Custom Shutdown Menu Item

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Is there any way to add a custom option to the Windows 7 (and possibly Vista) Shutdown Context menus? So that when I click the arrow for additional shutdown options in the Start Menu, I have "Hello World!" as an option. Of course I would like to be able to detect from a program when it is clicked. I would prefer answers in VB.Net or C#, but I realize that, if it is possible, it may require C++. I was thinking it would be pretty cool to do something like Boot Snooze or iReboot, but fully integrated. I would understand if it is not possible, but it would be pretty stinking cool.

Posted 27-Sep-11 16:03pm

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2011-09-27T23:19:00

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Well a simple Google search finds lots of suggestions[^].

Posted 27-Sep-11 23:19pm

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Matchlighter 28-Sep-11 14:04pm

Why don't you take a look deeper into the results? They are about how to remove the default buttons or restore them. I always Google first, I forgot that I need to mention that.

Richard MacCutchan 28-Sep-11 15:48pm

Why don't I take a look deeper into the results? Because I'm not interested in the answer, you are. What you are asking is how to hack into the system, so it's a Google search for the answer. Very few people are actively interested in doing this sort of thing as it has no commercial value.

Matchlighter 1-Oct-11 1:07am

That is why I am here: it is not something that is easy to find. I am sorry I snapped earlier. I am always told to go to Google when I already have. I get a little annoyed at that sometimes, but that is not your fault.

Richard MacCutchan 1-Oct-11 3:22am

You are always told to go to Google, because you ask questions like "how can I ..." which suggests that you have not done any research in advance of asking the question. Take another look at the posting guidelines which I have added below.

Richard MacCutchan · Answer 2 · 2011-09-30T21:24:00

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