shutting down without the start button ?

[KRK]

Hello,

Is there a way of shutting down or restarting without going via the Start
button?

I'm guessing that there are command line commands to do it? If so what are
they and how do I get a command line prompt on the desktop without going via
the start button again ?

Thanks

K

 

[Richard Urban]

Create a shortcut for "shutdown.exe" (located in the system32 folder) on
your desktop.

Right click on the shortcut to access the shortcut properties. Click on the
"shortcut tab". Then paste this in the "target area"

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe /s /t 002

Save and exit. This will shutdown the computer in 2 seconds.

You can do the same for a restart by pasting:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe /r /t 002 in the target bar.

 

[KRK]

Thanks for the help, the shortcut trick works nicely

K

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hello,

Is there a way of shutting down or restarting without going via the Start
button?

I'm guessing that there are command line commands to do it? If so what are
they

Shutdown: c:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe /s t 01

Restart: c:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe /r t 01

and how do I get a command line prompt on the desktop without going via
the start button again ?

Put those commands in .bat files and put the bat files, or shortcuts
to them, on the desktop.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, K.

It took me years to find out - from a post here several months ago - that
the Power button on my desktop computer case does exactly the same thing as
Start | Shutdown! That is, assuming all open apps can be closed by
shutdown.exe, pressing the Off button momentarily triggers the graceful shut
down of the computer. (Of course, holding the power button in for 5 seconds
kills the power immediately, just as if the plug had been pulled. Not
smart, usually.)

Also note that this behavior is optional, based on your hardware and on
settings both in your BIOS and in Windows. In Win7, go to Control Panel |
Power Options | Choose what the power buttons do.

RC
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