You can create a shortcut on your desktop that allows you to quickly shutdown Windows with a double-click, instead of having to go through the Start menu.
When you create a shortcut to shut down Windows, you can have Windows count down a specific number of seconds before shutting down or you can have Windows shutdown immediately. If you set Windows to count down before shutting down, a warning dialog box appears when you double-click the shortcut. The warning dialog box includes a counter that counts down the number of seconds left before shutdown. If you set Windows to shut down immediately instead of counting down, the warning dialog box does not appear when you couble-click that shortcut and Windows shuts down without delay.
The shortcut you create for shutting down Windows works just like any other shortcut. You can rename or delete the same way you would rename or delete any file.
You must be logged in as a computer administrator to use a shortcut to shutdown Windows.
1. Right-click a blank area on your desktop. A menu appears.
2. Click New.
3. Click Shortcut.
The Create Shortcut Dialog box appears.
4. To have Windows shut down immediately when you double-click the shortcut, click this area and type shutdown -s -t 00
To have Windows count down for a specif number of seconds before shutting down, type the number of seconds instead of 00
5. Click Next.
6. Type the name you want the shortcut to display on your desktop.
7. Click Finish.
The shortcut appears on your desktop, displaying the name you specified. Double-click the shortcut to quickly shut down Windows.
Stop Windows from shutting down:
If you want to be able to stop Windows from shutting down once you double-click the shutdown shortcut, you can create an abort shortcut. To create an abort shortcut, perform the same steps above, except type shutdown -a in Step 4. If you set Windows to count down before shutting down, you can double-click the abort shortcut during the countdown to stop Windows from shutting down.
Similar Shortcuts:
You can also create shortcuts on your desktop that allow you to log off Windows or restart your computer, perform the steps above except in step 4:
Type shutdown -l -t 00 to have the shortcut log you off Windows.
or
Type shutdown -r -t 00 to have the shortcut restart your computer.
