Question

I like the Win-L keyboard shortcut to lock the computer. Are there similar shortcuts for "Log Off" and "Standby"? Is it possible to remap Win-L to a different function?

Answer 1

With an AutoHotkey script, you can remap the Win+L shortcut and create another one for Sleep (I chose Win+S, normally not used unless you use OneNote):

#l::         ; Win+L
Shutdown, 0  ; this is the code for Log Off
return

#s::         ; Win+S
DllCall("PowrProf\SetSuspendState", "int", 0, "int", 0, "int", 0) ; DLL call to sleep
return

There is more detail on the DLL call in AutoHotkey's help file:

; Call the Windows API function "SetSuspendState" to have the system suspend or hibernate.
; Windows 95/NT4: Since this function does not exist, the following call would have no effect.
; Parameter #1: Pass 1 instead of 0 to hibernate rather than suspend.
; Parameter #2: Pass 1 instead of 0 to suspend immediately rather than asking each application for permission.
; Parameter #3: Pass 1 instead of 0 to disable all wake events.
DllCall("PowrProf\SetSuspendState", "int", 0, "int", 0, "int", 0)

Answer 2

Standby

• create a new text file and put this on it

rundll32 powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState

• save it as "standby.bat" and create a shortcut of it on the desktop

• right-click the shortcut, select propriety and edit its shortcut key to CTRL + ALT + S

now CTRL + ALT + S will put your computer in standby.

Logoff

• create a new text file and put this on it

logoff

• save it as "logoff.bat" and create a shortcut of it on the desktop

• right-click the shortcut, select propriety and edit its shortcut key to CTRL + ALT + L

now CTRL + ALT + L will logoff.

Answer 3

There is a keyboard solution using existing shortcuts, though not as a single chord (meaning release each key before pressing the next):

[Start], [right arrow], [enter] - last used shutdown action
[Start], [right arrow], [right arrow] - select shutdown action

Found it at http://superuser.com/questions/16327/what-are-your-favourite-less-well-known-keyboard-shortcuts-in-windows

Answer 4

This tutorial is for Windows Vista, but should work also for Windows 7.

Vista Log Off Shortcut Creation