Depending on settings, turning off your Windows 11 PC the conventional way may not completely shutdown your system. That takes an extra step: I’ll show you how. Image: Mark Kaelin/TechRepublic. Most ...

Shutting down your computer is a routine task, but navigating through the Start menu each time can be cumbersome. If you're looking for a quicker method, here's how to add a dedicated shutdown ...

The procedure for shutting down a Windows computer varies depending on which version of the operating system you use. Regardless of OS version, however, one thing is true across the board: Shutting ...

James Strong wants a shortcut on his desktop that will shutdown his computer. I tell him how to make one. Windows XP and Vista both respond well to the command shutdown -s. Here’s how to turn that ...

Working with Windows 11/10 is getting pretty simple these days, thanks to the tricks and tweaks available. All of us have seen that with every new major release, Windows OS is evolving. But what we ...

One of the oldest and most used features on Windows is the ability to create shortcuts to files and programs stored on your PC. Creating a shortcut is not the same thing as moving the program or file ...

If you have upgraded, however, you have probably discovered quite a few irksome "features" that have inexplicably changed since Windows 7 -- such as the removal of the Start menu, Smart Screen ...

Wouldn’t you love to have this option in your Windows 8 Start screen? Last October I explained to how to shut down Windows 8—a subject you wouldn’t think would require its own how-to guide. And yet.

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