Here are tips for how to power off or shut down a Vista PC via keyboard shortcuts; there are a few ways:
- Using Ctrl Alt Delete
- Ctrl-Alt-Delete (i.e. hold down the Ctrl, Alt and Del keys at the same time)
- Alt-s (i.e. hold down Alt key then tap the s key) [or Shift-tab then Enter]
- s key twice then Enter [or Up arrow (↑) cursor key then Enter].
- Ctrl-Alt-Delete (i.e. hold down the Ctrl, Alt and Del keys at the same time)
- Via the start menu
- Ctrl-Esc or the Win key (to call up the start menu)
- Right arrow (→) cursor key three times
- Enter / Return or the u key.
Also see:
- lists of other good Vista shortcut keys
- how to ensure Alt+keyboard shortcut keys are always underlined by default (that's another annoyance, that the underlining is turned off by default in Vista!).
3 comments:
Turn my pc off? Now why would I do that?!
That was a really helpful post. Thanks!
You can also use Alt-F4 while on the desktop. This will bring up the shut down dialog box. Press "S" to select Shut Down and enter.
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