Windows 11 Shut Down shortcut

Did you ever wonder how you can shutdown your Windows 11 ( and 10) with a single click ?

Its really easy , lets do it in 3 very easy steps

1.  Right Click any space in the desktop,

Select New then shortcut as shown in the below screenshot

2. Type the below command and click next

C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s

You can achieve the same step via browsing the location and then adding the /s switch

If you want to learn what the /s switch does or use a different option please browse to the end of the article

3. Now go ahead and name your shortcut what ever you wish, in my case I will name it “Shutdown my PC”

And now one more optional step If you want to have a customized ICON, then

Select your newly created shortcut, Right Click – Go to Properties

Click on “Change Icon” and then choose the icon you wish from the options

Shutdown Command Options

/i
This shutdown option shows the Remote Shutdown Dialog, a graphical version of the remote shutdown and restart features available in the command. The /i switch must be the first switch shown and all other options will be ignored.

/l
This option will immediately log off the current user on the current machine. You can not use the /l option with the /m option to log off a remote computer. The /d, /t, and /c options are also not available with /l.

/s
Use this option with the shutdown command to shut down the local or /m defined remote computer.

/r
This option will shut down and then restart the local computer or the remote computer specified in /m.

/g
This shutdown option functions the same as the /r option but will also restart any registered applications after the reboot.

/a
Use this option to stop a pending shutdown or restart. Remember to use the /m option if you’re planning on stopping a pending shutdown or restart that you executed for a remote computer.

/p
This command option turns off the local computer completely. Using the /p option is similar to executing shutdown /s /f /t 0. You can not use this option with /t.

/h
Executing the shutdown command with this option immediately puts the computer you’re on into hibernation. You can not use the /h option with the /m option to put a remote computer into hibernation, nor can you use this option with /t, /d, or /c.

/e
This option enables documentation for an unexpected shut down in the Shutdown Event Tracker.

/o
Use this switch to end the current Windows session and open the Advanced Boot Options menu. This option must be used with /r. The /o switch is new beginning in Windows 8.

/hybrid
This option performs a shutdown and prepares the computer for fast startup. The /hybrid switch is new beginning in Windows 8.

/f
This option forces running programs to close without warning. Except with the /l, /p, and /h options, not using shutdown’s /f option will present a warning about the pending shutdown or restart.

/m \\computername
This command option specifies the remote computer that you want to execute a shutdown or restart on.

/t xxx
This is the time, in seconds, between the execution of the shutdown command and the actual shutdown or restart. The time can be anywhere from 0 (immediately) to 315360000 (10 years). If you don’t use the /t option then 30 seconds is assumed. The /t option is not available with either the /l, /h, or /p options.

/d [p:|u:]xx:yy
This records a reason for the restart or shutdown. The p option indicates a planned restart or shutdown and the u a user defined one. The xx and yy options specify major and minor reasons for the shutdown or restart, respectively, a list of which you can view by executing the shutdown command without options. If neither p nor u are defined, the shutdown or restart will be recorded as unplanned.

/c “comment“
This command option allows you to leave a comment describing the reason for the shutdown or restart. You must include quotes around the comment. The maximum length of the comment is 512 characters.

/?
Use the help switch with the shutdown command to show detailed help about the command’s several options. Executing shutdown without any options also displays the help for the command.

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