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How to Make a Shutdown Shortcut in Windows

Creating a shutdown shortcut in Windows will allow you to shutdown your computer in a single click. This can be especially useful if you use Windows 8, which has hidden the shutdown command behind several menus. Windows 10 and Windows 8...
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Windows 8 and 10

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    Open Desktop Mode (Windows 8). You can access the Desktop by clicking on the Desktop tile on the Start screen or by pressing the Windows key + D. This will open the desktop, where you will see several icons.
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    Create a new shortcut on the desktop. Right-click on the desktop, select "New," and then choose "Shortcut." This will open the Create Shortcut window.
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    Enter the shutdown command. In the field labeled 'Type the location of the item', enter shutdown /s This will create a shortcut that will shut down the computer after a 30-second default timer.
    1. If you want to adjust the timer, add the /t XXX command to the end of the line. XXX represents the number of seconds delay you want prior to shutdown. For example: shutdown /s /t 45 will create a shortcut that shuts down after 45 seconds.
    2. Setting the timer to 0 will shut down the computer immediately after the shortcut is run.
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    Rename your shortcut. By default the shortcut will be named 'shutdown'. You can change the name to whatever you'd like in the next window.
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    Change the icon. Windows will use the default Program icon for your new shortcut. You can change this by right-clicking on it and selecting "Properties." In the "Shortcut" tab, select "Change Icon…" This will open a list of available icons. Find one that better matches your shutdown shortcut.
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    Pin the shortcut to your Start menu or taskbar. Once the shortcut is complete, you can add it to your Start menu or taskbar by right-clicking the shortcut and select "Pin to Start" or "Pin to Taskbar." This will create a tile on your Start menu or a shortcut in your taskbar that you can click to shut down your computer.
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Windows XP/Vista/7

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    Create a new shortcut on your desktop. Right-click on your desktop. Hover the cursor over "New" and click "Shortcut" on the next menu that appears.
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    Enter the shutdown command. Copy and paste the following into the text field: shutdown.exe -s
    1. To create a restart shortcut, replace "-s" with "-r" ("shutdown.exe -r").
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    Adjust the shutdown timer. Without changing any settings, the shutdown shortcut will shut down the computer after 30 seconds. To change the timer, add "-t XXX" to the end of the command. XXX represents the number of seconds delay you want prior to shutdown. For example: shutdown.exe -s -t 45 will create a shortcut that shuts down after 45 seconds.
    1. To add a "goodbye" message, type -c "your message" (including the quotation marks) at the end.
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    Type a name for the shortcut. Click "Finish" when done.
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    Change the icon. If you'd rather have a custom icon instead of the default Program icon that Windows assigns, right-click the shortcut and choose "Properties". In the Shortcut tab, click the Change Icon button. Choose an appropriate icon and then press OK to confirm.
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    Double-click the shortcut to initiate shutdown. You'll see a window counting down and your message will be shown. Once the timer runs out, all your programs will start to close and Windows will shut down.
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