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<h1 style="text-align: center;">windows script - create shutdown button</h1>
<h2>[WHAT]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;this&nbsp;script&nbsp;creates a&nbsp;shutdown, restart and logoff buttons&nbsp;for the windows&nbsp;8&nbsp;start screen.&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[WHY]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;maybe your accustomed to using the traditional windows&nbsp;shut down button on the the start menu.&nbsp;</li>
<li>] maybe your upset because when your on the start screen and you type "shutdown" nothing happens</li>
<ol>
<li>TIP if you type "shutdown /s /t 0" it will shutdown but, yeah, im not going to remember that either ...</li>
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<h2>[WHERE]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;to use [what]</li>
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<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
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<li>] to use [what]</li>
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<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
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<li>] once&nbsp; you run the script below, it will add 3 buttons to your windows 8 start screen.</li>
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<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">] download the file</span> OR copy and paste the script text (below the line) into a notepad file, save the file as shutdownButtons.vbs</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">]&nbsp;change&nbsp;the file extension name FROM .txt to .vbs&nbsp;EXAMPLE shutdownButtons.vbs VERSUS shutdownButtons.txt</span></li>
<li>] double click the file to execute the script.</li>
<li>] you should now have the 3 buttons on your start screen (Shutdown, Restart and Logoff)</li>
<li>] IF you dont want all 3 just right click the buttons you dont want and delete.</li>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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<li>x] shutdownButtons.txt (contains the script below)</li>
<li>x] SRC = reddit poster</li>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>CONTENTS OF SCRIPT FILE&nbsp;</h2>
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<p>set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")</p>
<p>strStartMenu = WshShell.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")</p>
<p>set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strStartMenu &amp; "\Shutdown.lnk")</p>
<p>oShellLink.TargetPath = "%systemroot%\System32\shutdown.exe"</p>
<p>oShellLink.Arguments = "-s -t 0"</p>
<p>oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1</p>
<p>oShellLink.IconLocation = "%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll,27"</p>
<p>oShellLink.Description = "Shutdown Computer (Power Off)"</p>
<p>oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "%systemroot%\System32\"</p>
<p>oShellLink.Save</p>
<p>Set oShellLink = Nothing</p>
<p>set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strStartMenu &amp; "\Log Off.lnk")</p>
<p>oShellLink.TargetPath = "%systemroot%\System32\shutdown.exe"</p>
<p>oShellLink.Arguments = "-l"</p>
<p>oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1</p>
<p>oShellLink.IconLocation = "%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll,44"</p>
<p>oShellLink.Description = "Log Off (Switch User)"</p>
<p>oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "%systemroot%\System32\"</p>
<p>oShellLink.Save</p>
<p>Set oShellLink = Nothing</p>
<p>set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strStartMenu &amp; "\Restart.lnk")</p>
<p>oShellLink.TargetPath = "%systemroot%\System32\shutdown.exe"</p>
<p>oShellLink.Arguments = "-r -t 0"</p>
<p>oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1</p>
<p>oShellLink.IconLocation = "%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll,176"</p>
<p>oShellLink.Description = "Restart Computer (Reboot)"</p>
<p>oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "%systemroot%\System32\"</p>
<p>oShellLink.Save</p>
<p>Set oShellLink = Nothing</p>
<p>Wscript.Echo "Shutdown, Restart and Log Off buttons have been created. You can now pin them to the Start Screen of your Windows 8 computer (if they are not already there)."</p>

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