It’s true that shutting down your Windows 10 PC the old-fashioned way only takes three clicks. But why spend the extra energy when you can do it in two? All you have to do is create a shutdown icon, and you’ll save yourself some time.
To create a shutdown icon, right-click your Desktop, hover over “New,” and then select “Shortcut.”
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The “Create Shortcut” menu appears. In the text box under “Type the location of the item,” type the following command and then click “Next”:
Shutdown.exe /s /t 00
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In the next window, type a name for your new shortcut if you want. “Shutdown” is the default, so we’ll leave it that for this example.
Click “Finish” to finish the setup process.
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Your new shutdown icon will appear on your Desktop.
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Now, whenever you double-click the icon, your PC will shut down instantly.
So, once again, just right-click your Desktop, hover over “New,” and then select “Shortcut.” Then, type any of the commands below to create the other shortcuts you want.
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