Applying few tweaks can speed up startup or shutdown time of windows 7 multifold. Does anyone know if something like this is available in w10. Windows vista doesnt have a short sequence to shut down but has the rather long procedure. Sometimes we worried to shut down the computer, because its not responding or not working mouse properly on that time used shortcut keys for shutdown computer. Windows xp includes various new features not found in previous versions of microsoft windows. In the line labeled type the location of the item enter. Youll see it on the left side, and rightclick it to select it if youre using touch you can nudge it up or down, i think. Rightclick on the programfile and click create shortcut. Open the folder or directory that contains the program or file you want as a shortcut. A shutdown will close all apps, sign out all users, and completely turn off the pc. Jun 28, 2009 windows 7 shortcut keys for those who use them. Then as a more suitable starting configuration, open classic start menu settings, click backup dropdown, select load from xml file and input this optimized classic start menu settings.
As with its previous counterparts windows xp, windows me, windows 98, windows 95, vista, developers of windows 7 have made available many shortcut keys to make our lives easier. Windows xp and vista, include the builtin command shutdown. Windows key, u, u in each case, release the key you have pressed before pressing the next key. You can open, close, and navigate the start menu, desktop, menus, dialog boxes, and. It goes through logging off and saving your settings at normal speeds, but it displays windows is shutting down for 90 seconds i timed it. How to create shutdown shortcut key in windows xp, 7,8.
Jun 14, 2009 slow shutdown posted in windows xp home and professional. Windows xp pro takes a long time to restart or shutdown. Once you double click on the shortcut, a shut down window will flash by, and windows 10 will immediately shut down. First you need to click the start button, then click the shutdown button. Aug 29, 2017 if the data is set to 0x00000000 0, windows is not clearing the page file at shut down. This trick will work on all windows pc, basically who is using the windows 8. A simple change to 3 registry entries may be the solution. By applying above mentioned steps you can speed up windows 7 startup and shutdown process.
Everyone loves a quick way to get things done in windows, and using keyboard shortcuts is a great way to do it. In the next dialog, type shutdown windows and click on finish. This is the very easy method to create the shortcut code creation for logoff the windows in an easy way. Create shortcuts for restart shut down or logoff on windows. Speed up the shutdown process for windows xp by closing active processes or applications quicker. If the data is set to 0x00000000 0, windows is not clearing the page file at shut down. In previous post weve covered 7 ways to shutdown restart your windows 10 computer. The following tutorial will walk you through the steps of creating a shortcut to shutdown restart windows 10 more quickly. Jul 05, 2010 you can create a shortcut on your desktop for a faster shutdown using the process described below. Likewise, rightclick on your desktop, then point to new, and. Now that youve done that, hit the windows key to head back to metro, and then type in shutdown or whatever the name of your shortcut is. We can associate some keyboard shortcut keys with the shutdown command so that we do not need to visit the desktop every time for turning off the pc.
You will have to provide a command line, and then a name. So i have a method which involves pressing a 3 key combo to shutdown your pc. The smoother the startup and shutdown process becomes. Rightclick on the programfile and click create shortcut once done, this creates a. Create a shutdown shortcut here is how to construct a shortcut that directly shuts down the system. Shut down windows 10 with just one click or two cnet. Slow shutdown posted in windows xp home and professional. If you are using the windows 8 then you know it that the process of the shutdown is too boring.
Complete list of windows 10 keyboard shortcuts and run. Windows xp and vista both respond well to the command shutdown s. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. Win xp had a neat tiptrick where you could create a shutdown shortcut and place the icon on your desktop. New interface a completely new look and ability to change the look. Then a shutdown shortcut is created on the windows 10 desktop, as shown in the figure below. How to create your own windows 8 shortcuts for shutdown. There are many combinations which you can type in when creating a shortcut to shutdown, restart, or logoff. How to make a shortcut to shut down the computer on.
Right click on the shut down windows shortcut and click on properties, general tab, and the unblock button. Custom keyboard shortcuts slow to execute microsoft. The shortcut makes use of a windows system file called shutdown. Jul 10, 2011 i have windows xp home edition installed on a dell dimension 8300, and the os works fine except for the shutdown. The shutdown command is also available for windows 2000 and 2003 servers. Aug 03, 2012 watch this video fo steps to create a desktop shortcut to shut down your windows xp based computer and make the shut down process even quicker.
Often abbreviated as xp, microsoft windows xp was codenamed whistler and is short for windows experience. Select and extract the shut down windows shortcut to the desktop. When windows shuts down, it waits for background processes to close. It hibernates and goes into standby at normal speeds, but a shutdown is very slow. When you are spending considerable time on your system thus it sounds useful to improve the system performance with few simple steps. Instead, we will use our keyboard to shutdown windows 8. In windows xp, as in other windows operating systems, you can use shortcut keys as an alternative to the mouse. Windows xp is an operating system that was first released on october 25, 2001, by microsoft and designed to help bridge the gap between windows 9xme and windows nt2000. The article at the end explains how to use the shortcut to create a key combination 1. Rightclick on an empty area on your desktop and select new shortcut.
How to speed up windows 7 startup and shutdown time. You need to optimise some registry keys values in order to speed up the shutdown process. Windows 8s start menu interferes with the old, convenient method of using keyboard shortcuts via the windows key to quickly restart or shut down your machine. Dec 16, 2018 windows shortcut keys are a powerful, highly configurable tool that allow you to access frequentlyused shortcuts using a key combination on your keyboard. To shutdown your pc, you would just click on the icon, and voila, your pc shutdown. Shutdown and restart shortcut with confirmation dialogue. This tweak reduces the time that windows xp takes before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the. Windows xp contains all kinds of internal mechanisms that sometimes deliberately slow down your machine. How to create a shortcut to the shut down windows dialog in windows 10. If you dont see any clearpagefileatshutdown setting here, thats finewindows isnt clearing the. How to make a shortcut to shut down the computer on windows xp.
Restart or shut down windows 8 with a keyboard shortcut. What is the shortcut key to shut down the computer. After you have created your customized shutdown command, click next. How to create shortcut to shutdown restart windows 10. Is there a keyboard shortcut that will shut down a.
In the create shortcut dialog, type shutdown s t 01 as shown and click next. The functions shutdown, restart and switch user illustrate this clearly. Create a shortcut of shutdown in windows the mental club. Internet explorer 6 includes internet explorer 6 and. If the unblock button is not there, then the shortcut is already unblocked. Nov 14, 2008 windows xp and vista both respond well to the command shutdown s. Lets see how we can fix the slow shutdown in windows xp. I have windows xp home edition installed on a dell dimension 8300, and the os works fine except for the shutdown. Dec 21, 2017 right click on desktop then click on new then click on shortcut then you will see a wizard, type shutdown s t 20 in the box of location then click on next then finish.
Slow shutdowns are caused by faulty processes which fail to close. How to create shutdown, restart shortcut on windows 10 desktop. If you create a desktop shortcut for shutdown or restart, then you can quickly shut down or restart your computer by simply doubleclicking on the shortcut. How to avoid slow windows xp shutdowns with pictures wikihow. List of the keyboard shortcuts that are available in. You can create a shortcut on your desktop for a faster shutdown using the process described below. The windows xp upgrade was available for windows 98, me, and 2000. How to create a restart shortcut on desktop in windows 10.
Updates a new feature that automatically obtains updates from the internet. Used for closing the current working program and also useful to shutdown option when youre in the desktop. Create shortcuts for restart shut down or logoff on. Fix both your 58 seconds delay and the dialog by using classicshell. In the shortcut target box, type or copypaste the following command. Hidden secret trick to exit explorer using shut down dialog. Sep 27, 2016 it becomes important to speed up windows 7 startup and shutdown process to save time and efforts you spend on your system. I have xp pro and recently noticed that when i use ies system info utility, and check the startup part, it lists everything twice. There are many ways to shut down or restart your computer in windows 10, but most of the ways require several mouse clicks, which may be slightly cumbersome.
You can also drag it to the taskbar for singleclick shutdown. There are few simple ways available to deal with this situation. Hello friends, it is just an another short trick for you in mental club. Its useful to assign a good icon to the shortcut as well. How to avoid slow windows xp shutdowns with pictures. To make a new shortcut, rightclick on an empty part of the desktop or inside a folder. Windows xp sp3 is taking a very long time to shutdown, i have turned off automatic updates and that speed it up a bit. If you dont see any clearpagefileatshutdown setting here, thats finewindows isnt clearing the page file at shutdown. The timer is set to zero, which will shut down the computer instantly marked by t 0 3.
How to dramatically speed up windows xp with pictures. Oct, 2011 windows xp system slow shutdown posted in windows xp home and professional. Keyboard shortcuts to close the system down in windows xp use the keyboard sequence. Create shutdown, restart, hibernate and sleep shortcuts in. However, if those are not simple or quick enough for you, you can create a shutdown restart shortcut on your desktop. Try the following steps to create a shutdown shortcut for your desktop that should do the job with one click. If you are a windows user then this post is for you. If its set to 0x00000001 1, windows is clearing the page file at shutdown. Scroll downwards a bit and click on the power option. Eventually, windows xp forcecloses these processes. Windows shortcut keys are a powerful, highly configurable tool that allow you to access frequentlyused shortcuts using a key combination on your keyboard create a shortcut for a program or file.
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