Is there any way to make a desktop shortcut for the sleep command?

Tar-ter,

To create a shortcut that will execute the sleep command in Vista:

• Right Click in the desired location (On the Desktop or in a folder)
• Select New -> Shortcut
• In the “Type the location of the item” field enter the following
• Rundll32.exe Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Sleep
• Click Next
• This will create a shortcut with the name rundll32,
• Right Click the shortcut, select Rename and type in Sleep

 You can now open this shortcut whenever you desire to put your computer into sleep mode.

Note: You can replace the default icon with a Shutdown one by:

• Right Click the created shortcut, select Properties -> Change Icon
• Navigate to this link in the “Look for icons in this file:” field:
• %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll icons
• Find the desired icon.
• Click Ok.

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