Change Vista Power Button

Many new Vista users are shocked that by default the Vista power button does not actually shut down the computer but instead puts the computer in a sleep mode. While some may like this new change in Vista I know many others who want their power button to actually shut down their computer. To make the Vista Power Button turn off your computer instead of putting it to sleep begin by going to the Control Panel, selecting Power Options, clicking on Change Plan Settings and then selecting Change Advanced Power Settings. Finally, browse to Power buttons and lid and now you can change either how your real power button (the one actually on your pc) or how Vistas start menu power button reacts after being pressed. Your options are Sleep, Hibernate and Shut Down.