Solution A – GUI + keyboard
If your a keyboard shortcut fan, you may have already known that Alt+F4 closes the currently selected Windows application. When your desktop is selected, it stands to reason that typing Alt+F4 has the effect of telling Windows that you’d like to close Windows itself. Simple, elegant, and easy to remember!
STEP 1. Press Win+D to minimized all open Windows to show your desktop
(alternatively, you can left-click the lower-right corner)
STEP 2. Press Alt+F4 to bring up the Shut Down Windows – What do you want the computer to do?dialog, where you can now choose any of the following list of actions:
Disconnect
Sign out
Shut down
Restart
STEP 3. Select which option you want, then press Enter (or click OK)
Solution B – Command Prompt
- Open a Command Prompt
a. To initiate a Shut down, type:
shutdown /s /t 0then press Enterb. To initiate a Restart, type:
shutdown /r /t 0then press Enter
Because of the 0 second delay you specified, you’ll want to be very sure you really intend to do this immediately, before you press that Enter key!
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