Right-click anywhere on an empty spot on the desktop. Click New and select Shortcut from the submenu.; Type shutdown /s /t 0 in the location text box and click Next.; Enter a suitable name for the ...

How to shut down a computer with keyboard shortcuts. Step 1: If possible, shut down all the apps that are currently open. This isn’t absolutely necessary, but it’s a good idea.

Depending on settings, turning off your Windows 11 PC the conventional way may not completely shutdown your system. That takes an extra step: I’ll show you how.

Windows only: Shutdown Suite is a series of tiny executables you can use to immediately shut down, reboot, or log off Windows—great for desktops, keyboard shortcuts, and app launchers.

Have a Windows touchscreen laptop or tablet and want to control it more with taps and swipes? Here’s a “slide to shutdown” shortcut for you. MakeUseOf shares the shortcut hidden in Windows ...

The quickest way to shut down Windows is via a keyboard shortcut; plus, the fastest way to start Windows is by doing away with the log-in screen. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace ...

Rename the shortcut or keep the default “shutdown,” and click Finish. When you double-click this shortcut, Windows will count to 30, then shut down. The wait, of course, is so you can abort ...

If you want the fastest possible way to shut down a Windows 11 PC, you can create a shortcut icon to perform the action directly from your desktop, as noted by Dell.

Here’s a keyboard shortcut you can use to quickly pull up the shutdown menu in Windows 8. This is much faster than using the mouse to get the menu to appear.

If you're looking for a quicker method, here's how to add a dedicated shutdown shortcut to your Windows 11 desktop or taskbar ...