Create a Single WINDOWS SHUTDOWN ICON for your Computer

 

How to create a single Shutdown Icon for your Windows Computer

 

1: Create a shortcut on desktop: Right Click on desktop and create a new folder.

 

2: Add the commands to shutdown the pc: Type in the following:

shutdown /s /t 0

 [watch out for the spaces, the s = shutdown, the t is time and the 0 is amount of seconds] 

3: then press enter and

Call it 'Shutdown' if not already named.

 

4: Right Click the new shortcut, click on Properties, select the Change ICON button

 

5: Choose an appropriate ICON [RED square perhaps]

[If message come up saying no icons etc, just press enter  and a list of icons should appear]

 

6: Pick your ICON, press Return, apply and then Return

 

7: Drag the ICON to the TASK Bar at the bottom of the screen, then delete the desktop shortcut.

 

So, to shutdown PC easily, without going through mouse actions, just click the ICON on the Task Bar