Single Click Shutdown

Here’s the updated version of the popular shutdown shortcut for Windows XP. Just right-click onto an empty area of the desktop then select New then Shortcut from the menu that appears. Click the Browse button and navigate your way to: C:\Windows\System32\Shutdown.exe.

Click Next, give the shortcut a name and click Finish. Now right-click the new shortcut, select Properties and in the Target box, add the command line ‘switch’ -l (to log off), -s (to shut down) or -r (to reboot). A basic shutdown shortcut command line should look like this:

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

If you want to add a 3 second delay to the Shutdown then add the ‘-t xx’ switch, thus:

C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 03

To avoid mistakes simply copy and paste the command into the Target box. Your can also add own your own comments or text in the Shutdown box with a -c “Your text” switch.