SHORT CUT: Right-click onto an empty area of the desktop then select New then Shortcut from the menu that appears. Click the Browse button and navigate your way to: C:WindowsSystem32Shutdown.exe Click Next, give the shortcut a name and click Finish. Now right-click the new shortcut, select Properties and in the Target box, add the command line switch -l (to log off), -s (to shut down) or -r (to reboot) A basic shutdown shortcut command line should look like this: C:WindowsSystem32shutdown.exe