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Other Operating Systems => Windows 8 => Windows 8.1 Help and How to | Activation => Topic started by: javajolt on March 09, 2012, 07:27:39 AM
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Shutting down or rebooting Windows 8 can be as easy as point, then click, if you want it to be.
Without a Start button, properly shutting down Windows 8 can be a bit of a chore. If you want to shut down or reboot your Windows 8 PC by just clicking on a tile from the Start screen or a shortcut on the desktop, here's how:
Step 1: Right-click on a open area of your desktop, then go to New and select Shortcut.
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Step 2: In the location box, type shutdown /p to shut down Windows 8 immediately or shutdown /r /t 0 to reboot Windows 8 immediately. Click Next to continue.
Step 3: Type a name for your shortcut, then click the Finish button.
Step 4: Right-click on the shortcut from your desktop and select Pin to Start.
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Step 5: Go back to the Start screen and verify that the new tile appears.
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That's it. Now when you want to shut down or reboot Windows 8, you can just double-click on the desktop shortcut or click the Start screen tile.