How to create a shutdown button on windows

 

How to Create a Shutdown Button for Windows

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Follow these steps to create a shutdown shortcut: 


1. Right click on the desktop and select the New > Shortcut option.
2. In the Create Shortcut window, enter "shutdown /s /t 0" as the location (Last character is a zero) , do not type the quotes (" "). After entering the location click on Next to go to the next step.

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Figure 1 - Create Shortcut window

3. Now enter a name for the shortcut. In this example, "Shutdown" was used. Click Finish. A shortcut will appear on your Windows 8 desktop.
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Figure 2 - enter a name for the shortcut

4.Right click on the new shutdown icon, select Properties and a dialogue box will appear. This dialogue box will give you a notification that this shortcut doesn’t have an icon. Click Change Icon, then click on OK to add the Icon.
Figure 3 - Right click on the new shutdown icon

5. Now click on Change Icon button and select the Power Button icon. After selecting, click twice on OK to save the change.
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Figure 4 - Change Icon

6. A shutdown button shortcut will now appear on your desktop. Right click on it and choose Pin to Start and/or Pin to Taskbar to add to the task bar. You can also move the icon where you desire on the desktop.
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