How to create Shutdown & Restart Shortcuts on Windows
One‑click shutdown and restart shortcuts for Windows. Change the icons to make them look like real power buttons. Works on Windows 10, 11, 8, and 7.
📌 Steps shown in this Short:
1. Right‑click desktop → New → Shortcut
2. Type: shutdown.exe /s /t 0 → Name: Shutdown
3. Copy shortcut → Paste → Rename copy to Restart
4. Right‑click Restart → Properties → Change /s to /r
5. Change icons: Properties → Change Icon → Choose power icon
⚙️ Commands:
Shutdown: shutdown.exe /s /t 0
Restart: shutdown.exe /r /t 0
Add 10 sec delay: change 0 to 10
Cancel shutdown: shutdown.exe /a
📂 Icon path (if default list is empty):
%windir%\System32\imageres.dll
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