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Create shortcuts to common Windows tasks with Wizmo

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Wizmo is a handy little utility that lets you create desktop shortcuts for a handful of useful Windows system functions. Here's how it works. You download the tiny (40kb) Wizmo.exe file to your computer. then right click on Wizmo to create a shortcut. Add a modifier to your shortcut for the task you want to perform. Then when you click on your shortcut, you can perform that action.

For example, say you want to create a desktop shortcut that you can hit to put your PC in standby. Your shortcut would look something like "C:\wizmo.exe" -standby"

Here are some of the functions you can access with Wizmo:
  • Bring up a blank screen without turning off your monitors
  • Power off your monitor
  • Standby, hibernate, logoff, reboot, or exit Windows
  • Open or close a CD-ROM drive
  • Mute your system or change the volume to a specified level
You can get a full list of available commands by clicking on the main Wizmo.exe file.

[via Lifehacker]

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