Desktop shortcut for PC shut-down.

[LV38_Eagle]

Desktop shortcut for PC shut-down. **Resolved**

I have seen it somewhere, but currently can’t find it. How do I set up a desktop Icon/Shortcut to shut down my PC. OS is Windows XP Pro with latest ‘updates’.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Shakie]

Right click your desktop, click New>Shortcut.

When the wizard pops open, type in:

shutdown -s -t 00
+this will shutdown the PC in 0 seconds or right away.
-s means shutdown
-t XX means in so much time (the XX can be any time in seconds.)

you can also do a reboot or make a seperate icon.
shutdown -r -t 00
-r means reboot

You can then name the shortcut whatever you want.

Also, if you want to customize even more, open a command prompt and type in shutdown, it will list all the options that you can use.

Hope this helps.

 

[LV38_Eagle]

Hope this helps.

Certainly does, thanks a lot.

 

[Shakie]

No problem.

 

[ekÆsine]

Guy what's the command to cancel a shutdown? sometimes i set my software to turn off my computer, but i forget to disable that so after it is done downloading or burning a disc it shuts off.....on accident

 

[Shakie]

If you are talking about as a desktop shortcut it would be:
shutdown -a

-a = abort

I don't think there is a keyboard shortcut to do this though. I also don't know how well this would work.