Performing Shutdown

[eitsop22]

In Windows7 is there a keyboard sequence I can use to perform "restart" and perform "shutdown" without using the mouse just using the keyboard?

Thank You

[Firefox]

Why yes there is, kind of.... this is what I do and use......

I have created two new shortcuts on my desktop.

One is called Restart Windows and the other Shutdown windows.

Here is the code that you need to put as the target in the shortcut to restart windows:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -r -t 01

Here is the code that you need to put as the target in the shortcut to shutdown windows:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 01

You can change the 01 in the code to give you more time before it shuts down. 01 means one second.

Once you create the shortcuts you can change the icon if you like to match the restart arrow and the shutdown button by pointing the change icon to the file located at %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll from there you can choose the one you like.

Hope that makes sense for you.

[eitsop22]

Thank You!

I have created those shortcuts but what I actualy wanted to do was use my keyboard for shutdown and restart.

I don't want to use the mouse just the keyboard.

[Haider]

Hello eitsop22:

1. Alt + F4
   
2. Enter
   

[Firefox]

I have not tried this, but if you check the properties of the shortcut you just created, there is a section under the Shortcut tab where you can add a shortcut key: for using your keyboard.

[eitsop22]

Oh by gee by golly ...

It worked

Thank You to all concerned.

[eitsop22]

PS

I tried the

1.Alt + F4

2.Enter

As per post #4

But on my machine it didn't shut the computer down it just closed the open windows.

[YoKenny1]

eitsop22

Click on the Desktop then:

1.Alt + F4

2.Enter

You do have Show desktop in the lower right on the Taskbar?

I hope you are not using Full Screen on your windows in Windows?