The Many Ways to Shutdown or Restart Windows 8

Leading on from yesterday’s tip on how to unlock Windows 8 there are several ways to shutdown and restart Windows 8 as well.

Alt + Ctrl + Del

  1. Hit Alt + Ctrl + Del on your keyboard,
  2. Click the power button in the bottom right corner and select your shutdown option.

 

Charms Bar

  1. Hit Window + C on the keyboard,
  2. Click on Settings at the bottom of the charms bar,
  3. Click on Power on the bottom row then select your shutdown option.

Desktop

  1. On the desktop (without any windows selected) hit Alt + F4 on the keyboard,
  2. Select your shutdown option from the menu.

 

Lock screen

  1. Hit Window + L to lock your computer,
  2. Click your primary mouse button to unlock the screen,
  3. Click the power button in the bottom right corner and select your shutdown option.
Again, there’s more than one way to skin a cat in Windows 🙂

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