How to Shut Down Windows 8 in Just One Click

 

Windows 7 has shut down option directly in start menu, but in +Windows 8 Windows 8 you need to perform more steps to turn off your PC. In order to Turn Off your computer you need to open Setting charm Menu (Simply Press Windows Key + i from keyboard) > Click on Power Option > Select Shut Down or Restart. Boring na.....
How about this, if we can SHUTDOWN or RESTART computer directly from desktop or start menu. good idea na. Actually you can do it by making shortcuts for both (shutdown and restart) processes.

❖ Follow these steps to make shutdown and restart shortcuts : 

Step 1. Right click on desktop & select New > Shortcut

Step 2. Type shutdown /s /t 0 for shutdown and shutdown /r /t 0 for restart shortcut in the location box and click on Next.

Step 3. Enter a name for shortcut and click on Finish.

This will create a new shortcut on desktop.

Step 4. Right Click on the shortcut and Select Properties.

 In the dialog box click on Change icon under the Shortcut Tab.

 Click on OK in warning box.

Step 5. Select an icon from the list or browse icon if you have one. After that click OK twice.

Now shortcut icon will be changed. 

Step 6. Right click on the shortcut and Select Pin to Start.

Now Shutdown icon will display on Start Menu.

Step 7. Right click on shortcut and Select Pin to Taskbar, iif you want the shorcut to appear on taskbar of desktop.

Now Shutdown icon will display on Task bar.

Done!

If you have any doubt or faced any difficulty making shortcut, simply drop a comment

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