Create Shutdown Shortcut in All Windows Version (XP/Vista/7/8/8.1, Any Server)

Open Desktop

You can access the Desktop by clicking on the Desktop tile on the Start screen or by pressing the Windows key + D. This will open the desktop, where you will see several icons.

Right-click on the Desktop

Select New, and then choose Shortcut from the submenu. This will open the Create Shortcut window

Enter the shutdown command

In the field labeled “Type the location of the item”, enter shutdown /s This will create a shortcut that will shut down the computer after a 30-second default timer.

• If you want to adjust the timer, add the /t XXX command to the end of the line. XXX represents the number of seconds delay you want prior to shutdown. For example : shutdown /s /t 45 will create a shortcut that shuts down after 45 seconds.
• Setting the timer to 0 will shut down the computer immediately after the shortcut is run.

Rename your shortcut

By default the shortcut will be named “shutdown”. You can change the name to whatever you’d like in the next window.

Change the icon

Windows will use the default Program icon for your new shortcut. You can change this by right-clicking on it and selecting Properties. In the Shortcut tab, select Change Icon… This will open a list of available icons. Find one that better matches your shutdown shortcut.

Pin it to your Start screen

Once the shortcut is complete, you can add it to your Start screen by right-clicking the shortcut and select Pin to Start. This will create a tile on your Start screen that you can click to shut down your computer.


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