How to Shut Down Windows 10 Without the Start Menu?

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How to Shut Down Windows 10 Without the Start
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Windows provides several outstanding features to
its users. It has gone through so many changes
with time from its early versions to the latest
ongoing versions like Windows XP, Vista, 8.1,
and 10. The latest versions like Windows 10 have
a much easier and less complex user interface
compared to Windows 8 and 8.1. Windows 10 has
different ways of doing a single task. The most
common option for shutting down the Windows has
always been on the Start menu. In this guide, we
will see several ways to shut down Windows 10
other than the Start menu. Method 1 Through
Windows 10 Shut Down Dialog Box Apart from the
start menu, one of the most famous methods to
shut down Windows 10 is through the dialog box
that you can open with a keyboard shortcut. 1.
Press the Alt and F4 key simultaneously to open
the window shut down dialog box as shown in the
image below.
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2. Now click on the arrow icon as shown in the
image to open the drop-down list and select shut
down option and click OK to shut down Windows 10
Note From this dialog window, you can shut down,
restart, or put your system on sleep mode as
desired. At the same time, you can also select
the option to log out or switch your user
profile. Method 2. Shut Down Windows 10 With the
Command Prompt An alternate method to log off
your PC or Laptop is via the Command Prompt. To
open the command prompt window from Windows
10 1. Type cmdin the Search field at the bottom
of your computer display and press Enter.
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2. Press the Windows key and R key concurrently,
type cmd to open command prompt window, and
click OK. Follow these steps after opening the
command prompt 1. Type shutdown /s/f/t 0 in
the prompted window and press Enter to instantly
shut down your system by forcing your
applications to close.
2. To shut down windows 10 within a minute, you
can type shutdown /s command in the prompt
window.
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Note Make sure to save your work and close all
the applications before shutting down your
system. Method 3 Shut Down Windows 10 Through
Winx Menu Editor Win X menu is the power user
menu that allows users to access administrative
features of Windows 10. You can open the WinX
menu by pressing the Windows and X keys
simultaneously, or by right-clicking on the
Windows icon at the bottom-left on your computer
screen. Select the Shut down or sign out option
on from the list of available options and then
click Shut down.
Method 4 Add a Shutdown Shortcut to the
Desktop If you are looking for a quick option to
shut down windows 10 then, including a shutdown
button on the desktop is a great choice. 0 You
can add a custom shortcut icon on the desktop to
shut down the computer by
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1. Click right on the desktop screen, navigate to
New, and select the option Shortcut from the
list.

1. Launch the Create Shortcut window.
2. Enter shutdown.exe -s -t 00 and click Next.

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• Name the created shortcut Shutdown.
• Next, click the option Finish.
• Clicking on this shortcut will immediately shut
  down windows 10.
• You can change the display icon of the shortcut
  key from these steps
• 1. Firstly, right-click the Shutdown shortcut and
  open Properties.

1. Select the option Change Icon.
2. Now, choose a shortcut icon.

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• 4. Click OK.
• Note Removing and fixing the damaged and
  corrupted files of the system can make the
  shutdown process quick. You can make the process
  of shutting down your system even faster through
  the settings on the Registry Editor.
• Method 5. Schedule an Automatic Shut Down Windows
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• Task Scheduler utility in Windows 10 gives the
  option for users to schedule tasks. You can
  schedule an automatic shut down for your system
  at a specified time each day.
• These are the steps to set a shut down at a
  defined time through Task Scheduler.
• Press Windows key R key to open Run and enter
  taskschd.msc command.
• Click OK. It will open the Task Scheduler.
• In the Create Basic Task window type a name for
  your scheduler on the Name text box, and click
  Next.

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4. Go to the option Daily, set a start date
time to schedule shut down Windows 10.

1. To make shut down occur each day on the selected
   time, enter 1 in the Recur every text box.
2. Press the Next button.
3. Select the Start a program option from the Action
   window.

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Under the text box field Program/script option,
fill CWindowsSystem32shutdown.exe.
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9. Enter /s in the Add arguments text box.

• Now, click the Next option.
• To save your changes, click the Next and Finish
  option.
• These steps will schedule shut down Windows 10
  option to log off the computer at the selected
  time.