How to Shut Down Windows 8 In Just One Click Where Windows 7 displays its power button in a prominent place on its Start Menu, Windows 8 makes perform four actions just to turn y our computer off. To get to the power button in the new OS, you must pull out the Charms menu, click the Settings charm, click the Power button and then select Shutdown or Restart. However, there's an easy way to put the shutdown and restart functions just one click away from the desktop and Start screen. Just create shortcuts for both actions using the following steps: Navigate to the desktop. Right click on the desktop and select New -&gt; Shortcut. A shortcut menu appears. 22 Responses to "How to Shut Down Windows 8 In Just One Click" Been using this trick myself since Windows XP. Also works well for Windows 7. Additional tips: Restart Computer: 1. Navigate to the desktop. 2. Right click on the desktop and select New -&gt; Shortcut. A shortcut menu appears. 3. Enter %windir%\system32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0 (that's a zero) in the location box and hit Next. 4. Enter a name for the shortcut (Restart Computer) and click Finish. A new shortcut will appear on your desktop. 5. Right click on the shortcut and select Properties. A dialog box appears. 6. Click Change Icon under the Shortcut tab then Click OK in warning box that says shutdown.exe contains no icons. 7. Select an Icon from the list of available images Click