How to create a One Click Shutdown Button in Windows 8
Description: This will show you how to create a shut down button in Windows 8. Be warned: This only shuts down; it is not a start menu or a restart button! The only function of this is to shut the computer down with one click.
- Right click on the desktop and select New then select Shortcut.
- Type in shutdown /s /t 0 in the box.
- Click Next.
- Give the Shortcut a name, for example Shutdown.
- Click Finish.
- Right click on the new shortcut on the desktop and click Properties.
- Click Change Icon and select an icon from the list.
- Click OK and the icon will be on the desktop of the computer.
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