Create Shutdown, Restart Shortcuts on Windows Desktop

Create SHUTDOWN shortcut

Right click on an empty area on your desktop. Select New > Shortcut.

In the first box of the Create Shortcut Wizard, type :

Shutdown -s -t 00

Click Next. Name the shortcut: Shutdown, and click Finish.

Then select an appropriate icon for it!

To give it an icon, right-click on the newly created shortcut > Properties > Shortcut tab > Change Icon button. Select one from the system icons or browse to the icon of your choice and click OK.

Create RESTART Shortcut

In the first box of the Create Shortcut Wizard, type :

Shutdown -r -t 00

Click Next. Name the shortcut: Restart, and click Finish.

Again, select an appropriate icon for it.

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