Create One-Click Shutdown and Reboot Shortcuts

# First, create a shortcut on your desktop by right-clicking on the desktop. # Choosing New, and then choosing Shortcut. # The Create Shortcut Wizard appears. # In the box asking for the location of the shortcut, type shutdown. # After you create the shortcut, double-clicking on it will shut down your PC. But you can do much more with a shutdown shortcut than merely shut down your PC. You can add any combination of several switches to do extra duty, like this: shutdown -r -t 01 -c "Rebooting your PC" Double-clicking on that shortcut will reboot your PC after a one-second delay and display the message "Rebooting your PC." The shutdown command includes a variety of switches you can use to customize it. I use this technique to create two shutdown shortcuts on my desktop—one for turning off my PC, and one for rebooting. Here are the ones I use: shutdown -s -t 01 -c "Bye Bye Dear!" shutdown -r -t 01 -c "Ill be back Soon ;)!" Switch What it does -s Shuts down the PC. -l Logs off the current user. -t nn Indicates the duration of delay, in seconds, before performing the action. -c "messagetext" Displays a message in the System Shutdown window. A maximum of 127 characters can be used. The message must be enclosed in quotation marks. -f Forces any running applications to shut down. -r Reboots the PC. -a Stops the PC from Shutdown or Restart