Creating a Shutdown Shortcut

Windows XP has a program called shutdown.exe which allows you to easily create shortcut to shutdown or restart your computer.

To create a shutdown shortcut on the desktop:

1. 1. Right click on the desktop.
2. 2. Click New - Shortcut.
3. 3. Enter in “shutdown -s -t 00” (type without quotes).
4. 4. Press the Next button.
5. 5. Type a name for this shortcut.
6. 6. Click Finish button.