One Click Shutdown for WINDOWS

Did you know that in Windows XP you can shut down your computer by clicking your mouse only once.

All you need to do is... right-click on Desktop -> select New -> Shortcut -> type "shutdown" followed by a space, and then enter one or more of the parameters listed below -> click Next -> type a suggestive name for your new shortcut -> finally, click Finish.

This is the Shutdown.exe (located in %systemroot%\System32, usually C:\Windows\System32) syntax:

shutdown [-i-l-s-r-a] [-f] [-m "//Computer name"] [-t xx] [-c "Text"]
Valid command line switches:
-a = Abort system shutdown in . ALL switches except -l and -m are ignored during abort.
-c "Text" = Text comment (case insensitive) to be displayed in the Message area of the System Shutdown window. MUST be enclosed between quotes. Maximum allowed 127 ASCII characters.
-f = Force running applications to close without warning.
-i = Display the shutdown interface (GUI). MUST be the first option!
-l = Log off the current user of the local computer (default action). Can NOT be used with the -m option unless the current user has Sysadmin rights, in which case the -m switch takes precedence.
-m file://computername/ = Remote/network computer name (most always case sensitive) to log off/restart/shut down. Current user MUST have Sysadmin rights to be allowed to use this switch!
-s = Shut down the local computer.
-r = Shut down and restart (reboot) the local computer.
-t xx = Set shutdown timer to timeout for xx seconds. IF NOT specified defaults to 20 seconds. Allowed values between 0 and 99 seconds. The -a switch is the ONLY one that CAN be used during the timeout period.

For example:
shutdown -s -c "Shutting down!" -t 3
tells your computer to shutdown after waiting for 3 seconds while the System Shutdown window will display text above in the Message area.


[After you're done creating shortcut for shutdown -> right-click on it -> select Properties -> enter desired shortcut key "combo" in the Shortcut Key box (e.g. Ctrl + Alt + End) -> click OK.

From now on just left-click on your shutdown shortcut or hit that key combination to turn off/restart/log off your computer.

(----Prashant----)