Windows Quick Tip

Create A One-Click Shutdown Shortcut For Your Windows System

A one-click solution to quickly shutdown your Windows system!

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Instead of using the start menu, we can create a Desktop shortcut to shut down a Windows computer. Follow these steps to create your shortcut.

1. Right-click on your desktop and select New → Shortcut
2. Enter the command shutdown.exe /s /t 0 and click Next
3. Choose a name of your choice like Shutdown and click on Finish

Your shortcut is ready and will shut down your system immediately. The argument /s indicates a shutdown and the /t switch allows to set a time for how long programs are allowed to save data and close. If you choose 0, the shutdown will be deferred until all programs have closed.

🔔 To create a restart shortcut replace the argument /s with /r

You can also choose a different icon for your shortcut.

1. Right-click on the shortcut and select Properties
2. Go to the tab Shortcut and click Change Icon…
3. Select a new icon and confirm with OK

Here is a short demo video:

Demo video of shutdown shortcut creation by author

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