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How to  Shutdown, Restart, Sleep, Lock and Hibernate using command line on Microsoft Windows Vista.

1. Shutdown your Computer

• Shutdown.exe -s -t 00

• Force all applications to close and shutdown immediately
• Shutdown.exe -s (After 30s…)

2. Restart Computer

• Shutdown.exe -r -t 00

3. Sleep Computer

• Rundll32.exe Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Sleep

4. Lock your Computer

• Rundll32.exe user32.dll LockWorkStation

5. Hibernate Computer

• Rundll32.exe Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Hibernate

So for anyone who would like to make your life easy, you can create a shortcut button that link to the related command show as above.

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Download Tips: GetGo Download Manager 3.80

GetGo Download Manager is an actively updated download manager/accelerator designed to maximize the efficiency of your broadband internet connection. It allows you to download (up to 5 times) much faster than default web browsers with increased reliability, resume support, and error recovery. Easy to use graphic user interface makes GetGo your best companion tool when you surf the web. Now, it can download your favorite YouTube videos.

New Dockable GUI

New Download

Batch Download

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Activate Microsoft Windows 2008 is an easy job but I would like to share “How to activate Microsoft Windows 2008 using command line”. Sounds good?

Go to ‘Run’

Type ‘cmd’ and press ENTER.

Type C:\Users\Administrator>cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk KPQTV-YOUR-PRODUCT-KEY-HERE and press ENTER.

Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Installed product key KPQTV-….-…..-…..-….. successfully.

Type C:\Users\Administrator>cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato and press ENTER.

Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Activating Windows Server(R), ServerEnterprise edition (xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx).
Product activated successfully.
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This is an interesting article source from HowToGeek.com - ‘Kill Windows with the Blue Screen of Death in 3 Keystrokes that make me think of “How To Create Windows Blue Screen Of Death“.

What is Blue Screen O Death?

Blue Screen of Death (also known as a stop error, BSOD or bluescreen) is an error screen displayed by certain operating systems, most notably Microsoft Windows, after encountering a critical system error which can cause the system to shut down to prevent damage. Bluescreens can be caused by poorly written device drivers, faulty memory, a corrupt Registry, or incompatible DLLs. Bluescreens have been present in all Windows-based operating systems since Windows 3.1; OS/2 and MS-DOS suffered the Black Screen of Death, and early builds of Windows Vista displayed the Red Screen of Death after a boot loader error.

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