How to Quickly Shut Down Windows 10

It must be a point of dignity that even after all these years, you still have to click on the "start" button to shut down your computer.

The start button is no longer labeled that way, having evolved into a windows logo button back in vista. But now in windows 10, you have to click on the windows "start" button to shut down your PC. Then click on power and finally shut down. This option was removed from "start" button in windows 8.

Faster Ways to Turn Off Your Computer

I would never understand why Microsoft refused to add one click button to shut down your computer on the desktop. Fortunately, There are three faster ways to turn off your computer quickly.

1. Reprogram the Power Button

When you are ready to shut down your PC, why not just press the power button? Except that on most of the PC, that button comes pre-programmed to do something else: put the machine into sleep mode.

Click on Windows 10 search field, type power and then click power option in the search result that appear.

In the list of options on the left, click "choose what the power buttons do" As you'll see, there are two pull down menus next to "When I press the power button" one each for battery and plugged In. Click on that menu, then choose shut down. Now click on the save changes button and you are done. whenever you press the power button, your PC should immediately shut down.

2. Add Your Own Shutdown Shortcut

If your PC's Power Button is inconveniently located and your are juts feeling angry about the windows three click shutdown process, you can add a shutdown shortcut for your desktop.
Just right click on the desktop anywhere, then click new => shortcut. In the location field that appears, paste in the following:

Then click on the next and finish the shortcut setup. Now you have got a shutdown icon, press

click on it and it'll shut down your window. You can drag it to the Taskbar for single click shutdown.

3. Remember To Right Click

If you right click on the start button, you will see a pop-up on the screen. There is a menu in pop-up with "shut down and sign out" right near the bottom. Hover the mouse on that option and then click to "shut down". This is two clicks method and still slow. But at least it's not a three click method.