Vista Shutdown Shortcut

If you would like to create a shutdown shortcut for your Vista computer, here's what you need to do.

1. Right click on your desktop and choose New.

2. Click on the Shortcut option and then wait for the New Shortcut wizard to come up on your screen.

3. Once it does, it will ask you for the location of your new shortcut. In the box, type "shutdown -s -t 01" (without the quotes). Note: Just to make sure you get the this right, it's best to copy and paste it from the above paragraph. That way, you're sure to get the spacing and everything correct.

4. Then click on the Next button to finish out the process.

Once your shortcut is created, you'll see a new icon on your desktop and you can just click on it every time you want to shut your computer down.

A Final Note:
If you like your desk top clean, drag the new icons into the Quick Launch area of the Taskbar.

If you want to know how to do this for XP, write a comment below.

Useful 'How To' Quick Tips

Check Hard Disk Space Double click on the My Computer icon on your Desktop and right-click on your hard disk (usually drive C). Click Properties to see the amount of disk space left on your computer

Change how you View File Lists You can change how your files are shown in a folder by clicking on View then choosing between Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List or Details.

Quick Web Address Type the name of a web site such as 'myspace' into your browser's address bar and press CTRL+Enter to automatically add http://www and .com and be taken to the site.

Create Taskbar Shortcuts Drag a file, folder or shortcut on to the Taskbar for quick access to programs, files or web sites

Create a Web Shortcut Right-click on a web page in your browser and select Create Shortcut to place a shortcut link on your desktop.

Save a Web Page Picture To copy a picture from a web site on to your computer, right-click the image and select Save Image As or Save Picture As.