Create a XP Shutdown Button on Your Desktop.

Posted on October 30, 2009 
Filed Under XP Tips & Tricks

Today I have another cool trick for you and it’s a Tip and Trick for Windows XP. Whether it’s real useful is debatable but its fun to know anyway. Today I want to show you how easy it is to create a icon on your desktop that closes down your system without any confirmations.

 

To create a XP shutdown button on your desktop you’ll need to follow the next simple steps.

 

·         Right click on an empty space on your desktop.

·         Select new and shortcut.

·         Now type in the window shutdown -s -t 0 (the last character is a zero.)

 

Computer Tips, Tricks, Tweaks and Tutorials Create a XP Shutdown Button on Your Desktop.

 

·         Click on next

·         And type a name for the shortcut

·         And click on finish.

 

Now you should have a XP shutdown button on your desktop.

 

·         If you now want to modify your XP shutdown button you’ll need to right click on it.

·         Select properties

·         And click on change icon.

·         You might see a warning message that shutdown.exe contains no icons

 

Computer Tips, Tricks, Tweaks and Tutorials Create a XP Shutdown Button on Your Desktop.

 

·         Click OK

·         And choose a new icon.

 

Computer Tips, Tricks, Tweaks and Tutorials Create a XP Shutdown Button on Your Desktop.

 

Now you have your own customized XP shutdown button on your desktop. If you want to have some fun with your colleagues; change it into a Word or Excel document icon;). Anyway, I hope you’ve enjoyed this tip and trick and I’ll talk to you all tomorrow with a new Outlook Tutorial.

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2 Responses to “Create a XP Shutdown Button on Your Desktop.”

  1. AQIB on June 16th, 2009 5:57 am

    my computer does not shutdown when i click the shutdown button.

  2. abhijeet on November 4th, 2009 8:10 am

     simply great

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