Various Ways to Shutdown Windows 8 PC

Introduction

The Windows 8 Start Menu has been removed and replaced by a new feature, the Start screen. Along with removal of the Start Menu, several other features have also has been removed such as the popular shutdown button in Start Menu. If you want to shutdown your computer then there is no direct way to shutdown the computer. To shutdown the PC you have to go to the charm bar, click on Setting, click on the Power option and then you can shutdown your computer. That is a very long process to shutdown the computer. But the good news is that in Windows 8 there is more then one way to shutdown the PC.

In this article we are going to explain how to shutdown a Windows 8 PC in various ways. Windows 8 provides various ways to shutdown the computer.

Shut down a Windows 8 PC in various ways.

Method 1

Shutdown PC through the Charms Bar.

Go in the Charms Bar and click on setting. Where you will see the power option. Click on the power option.

Method 2

Shutdown PC with "Ctrl+Alt+Del" key.

Press the "Ctrl+Alt+Del" button on the keyboard. There you will see a window displaying various options. Go to the right-button and click on the Power option.

Method 3

Shutdown with "Alt+F4" button.

Press "Alt+F4" and a Shutdown window will be opened; click on "OK" to shutdown the PC.

Method 4

Shutdown PC with Shortcuts.

Right-click on the Desktop screen and select "Shortcut" from the "new" option. In this window type "shutdown.exe /s /t 0" and click on "Next". And follow the creating shortcut steps.

After creating the shortcut icon double-click on this icon to shutdown your computer.

Method 6

Shutdown PC with command prompt.

Open a command prompt as administrator and type in the command "shutdown.exe /? ", then press enter.