This blog post is also available as a Screenshot Gallery. I then told him that using a keyboard with programmable hot keys, one could easily configure a key on the keyboard to Shut down Windows 8. Even without such a keyboard, a plain old desktop shortcut can be configured to respond to a keyboard shortcut.
As the discussion evolved, I also pointed out that you can shut down Windows 8 using the power button on your desktop PC or closing the lid on a laptop.
Later, I realized that while I had covered several ways to shut down Windows 8, I had not written an article about these techniques. As you may remember, in How do I shut down Windows 8 , Mark Kaelin showed you how to create shutdown shortcut that you can put on the desktop, the taskbar and on the Start screen. While Mark's article was written during the Windows 8 Consumer Preview stage, the technique is still valid.
In Add a Shutdown menu to the Windows 8 desktop , I showed you how to recreate a reasonable facsimile of the Shut down pop-up menu on Windows 8's taskbar. Then, in Integrate a custom Shutdown menu into the Windows 8 Desktop context menu , I showed you how to how to add a very nice shut down menu to the desktop context menu.
However, shutting down Windows 8 can be simplified to just pressing a key on your keyboard, pressing a button on your computer, or closing the lid on your laptop. A new shortcut will appear on your desktop. Select an Icon from the list of available images Click Ok twice once to close the Change Icon window and once to close Properties window. Your shortcut will now have an icon.
Right click the shortcut and select Pin to Start. Shubham Gupta is a blogger who blogs about Windows,Technology. He writes on Android, Technology, Android Rooting and thesis tutorials. Amit Shaw, Administrator of iTechCode. I would recommend the first method as it will take only few seconds and would create Shutdown, Log Off and reboot tiles, below is the procedure: First Method: 1. Check and its done! Second Method : It was posted by howto.
Type the required name for the shortcut and click Finish button. Verify it by going back to the start screen and done! If you like this article, please consider sharing it with your friends. You can also stay updated by subscribing to iTechCode. Comments Shahid says. By moving the Shut down option to a more remote spot, Microsoft may be assuming that people will let their PCs hibernate instead of shutting them down completely.
But I think users will be thrown by the lack of an out-in-the-open Shut down button. There's still plenty of time for Microsoft to tweak Windows 8 between now and its final release. Let's hope that a more direct Shut down option is one of the beneficiaries. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.
How to, uh, turn Windows 8 off With the Start button disappeared, shutting down Windows 8 can be a challenge. Lance Whitney. March 2, a. The most basic way to shut down Windows 8 is through the Charms bar.
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