Exit GameEx and Shutdown PC?

[GoTheBunnies]

Hi guys,

At present when I escape from GameEx it takes me back to the Windows O/S. I'd really like to set it up so that it escapes, and also shuts down the PC. Is there a command that I can add to the GameEx settings that will accomplish this??

Cheers

[headkaze]

The best way to find an option is to use the Setup Wizard's search feature. Typing in 'shutdown' you can find the appropriate setting

[Draco1962]

if I understand him correctly, he islooking for the PC shutdown when ESC is pressed to exit GameEx - the settings in the Setup WIzard (or Advance Configuration) only govern whether or not the option to use the feature is visible in GameEx. This would require a two command link that is not available in GameEx.

Likely it would require some sort of launcher or script that starts GameEx and, with a key programmed by user choice to exit GameEx and shut down the PC. There is a progam that might work with GameEx called HVLauncher. I would think it may even be possible to write an AHK script that would accomplish the same feat - a GUI would be nice(although I know nothing about writing scripts so will defer to the masters)>

[Adultery]

You can disable ESC from exiting GameEx and use the shutdown menu instead if you're just looking to hide Windows entirely. I use this feature so I can keep users from even being aware that Windows powers my machine. Don't know if that's the answer you were searching for, but it's easier than writing a script of any kind.

[GoTheBunnies]

You can disable ESC from exiting GameEx and use the shutdown menu instead if you're just looking to hide Windows entirely. I use this feature so I can keep users from even being aware that Windows powers my machine. Don't know if that's the answer you were searching for, but it's easier than writing a script of any kind.

So just so I'm clear on that - using the escape key will then just shutdown the PC - it won't exit GameEx first? That's fine for what I'm trying to achieve - I just find that exiting GameEx (back to Windows), and then turning the PC off at the power (without actually shutting-down), makes the PC a little unstable sometimes on the next boot up (sometimes it wants to start in safe mode etc). Hence the reason I want the PC to go through a proper shutdown process, rather than just powering it off - this seems to alleviate the problem.

[headkaze]

What Adultery is saying is you can disable ESC from exiting GameEx and use it's shutdown menu option to shutdown instead.

If you want want shutdown using the ESC key you can always add the following to "Launch On Exit":

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe /t 0 /s /f

[bkenobi]

I'm a little confused here. Why not just use the GameEx menu item for shut down? That command will quit GameEx and then shut the computer down politely. If you shut down using this method, you won't have any issues. I'm curious why you need to use the escape key to do this? You can always use the command that HK provided in the launch at quit if you really prefer that way of shutting down, but it opens up a can of potential accidental shutdowns.

[GoTheBunnies]

I'm a little confused here. Why not just use the GameEx menu item for shut down? That command will quit GameEx and then shut the computer down politely. If you shut down using this method, you won't have any issues. I'm curious why you need to use the escape key to do this? You can always use the command that HK provided in the launch at quit if you really prefer that way of shutting down, but it opens up a can of potential accidental shutdowns.

Great question - to be honest I didn't realise the GameEx shutdown option exited and then shutdown politely (which is exactly what I'm looking for) - so you're right, this is my best option.

Thanks