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In Windows XP, Windows 7 you just need to make 2 actions to turn your computer off but in Windows 8 these actions are 4. You must pull out the Charms menu -> Settings -> Power button -> Shutdown.

 

If you want to make it just in one click please do the following:

1. Go to the desktop. Right click and select New -> Shortcut.

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2. In create shortcut window enter ‘shutdown /s /t 0’ and click on the ‘Next’ button.

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3. Enter the name of this shortcut. You can choose any name you want.

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4. Go to the desktop and right click on this shortcut. Then select properties.

5. Then you can change the icon. Click on ‘Change icon’ button and click OK once that says ‘The file C:WindowsSystem32shutdown.exe contains no icons’.

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6. In the list of available icons you can choose the icon like on previous Windows versions like XP and Windows 7.

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7. Right click on the shortcut and click on ‘Pin to Start’. Now you will see it in your start screen.

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