How to add shutdown button in Windows 8??

 

Steps to add a shutdown button in Windows 8:

 

 Step1: Right click in an empty space on the Desktop, go to New and click on Shortcut.

 

 

 

Step2: Type the following text in the location field "shutdown /s /t 0" and click "Next".   

 

 If you want to add a restart button, replace the ‘s’ by ‘r’. 

 

  

 

Step3: Name will appear as "shutdown". Click "Finish".

  

 

Step4: Shortcut is created.

 

 

Step5: Now right click on the icon, go to "Properties". Now click on "Change Icon".

 

Step6:  Select the Shutdown icon. Click "Apply" and then "OK".

 

Step7: Your shortcut is finally created. If you double click on the icon, your machine will shut down.