This is my first instructable. I am going to show you how to create shortucts to shutdown your computer. You can also make shortcuts to restart, log off, hibernate, and lock your computer.

Step 1: LETS START

Okay First we need to make a new shortcut.
1. Right click on desktop.
2. Scroll to "NEW"
3.Click on "SHORTUCT"
DONE FOR NOW

Step 2: NOW TO TYPE

A box should come up and ask the location of the shortcut. You can set a timer on the shutdown and restart icons. You can also have a message appear when you click on them.

****NOTE: THE FOLLOWING MUST BE TYPED EXACTLY. WHERE IT SAYS "SHUTDOWN" AFTER THE 2 EQUAL SIGNS IS WHAT YOU TYPE IN. ALSO NOTE: THE LOCK ICON IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER ONES.****

SHUTDOWN ICON== shutdown.exe -s -t 60 -c "TYPE MESSAGE HERE"

RESTART ICON== shutdown.exe -r -t 60 -c "MESSAGE HERE"

LOCK ICON== rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

HIBERNATE ICON== shutdown.exe -h

LOGOFF ICON== shutdown.exe -l

ABORT ICON== shutdown.exe -a

2. Click NEXT
3. NAME THE ICON WHAT YOU WANT
4. CLICK FINISH

Step 3: NOW MAKE IT PRETTY!

now you can change the icons look. TO do this:
1. Right Click on the icon
2. click PROPERTIES
3. CLick "CHANGE ICON"
4. A MESSAGE BOX WILL APPEAR JUST HIT "OK"
5. CHOOSE ICON
6. CLICK OK
7.YOUR DONE!