Exiting Win 7

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Can anyone tell me how (in Win 7) to exit and shut down without using the mouse?

For years in windows XP, I have simply typed Windows (key), then u, then u to shut down. 3 key strokes. quite fast.

Signed . . . no mouse lover me . . . or track pad

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Have you tried
Alt+F4 then after a brief while I am presented with a window asking something like
“What do you want to do now?” with the Shut Down option selected and
I press “Enter”

Does that count as two or three key strokes?
Cheers

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Have you tried Alt+F4 then after a brief . . .

Well, if you have an app (or more) open, the Alt+F4 will simply close the active app.

Okay! I worked on it last night, and I find the following suits me:

Windows key, tab key, tab key,

Four key strokes, practically three cause tab,tab is so fast.

Thanx to those who replied.

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Shutdown.exe is located in the System32 directory. You could create a shortcut on your desktop (right click on file) and then drag it to the Quick Launch area of your taskbar.
Here is a complete list of Win7 shortcuts:
http://www.blogsdna.com/2023/windows-7-keyboard-shortcuts-list.htm

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Howdy! I have two shortcuts on my desktop for restarting and shutting down my computer. I leave them on the desktop because that requires TWO clicks. You could pin them to the taskbar, but a single accidental click at the wrong time could prove disasterous (don’t ask me how I know this ).

For Desktop Shutdown and Restart Shortcuts, create new shortcuts and paste the commands listed below.

Shutdown:

%windir%system32shutdown.exe -s -t 01

Restart:

%windir%system32shutdown.exe -r -t 01

Then change the icons to those in the attached zip file or other icons of your choosing.

Hope this helps!

C Ya, Ron

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Try Windows Key, right arrow, Enter

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Try Windows Key, right arrow, Enter

YEP!! That’s the way. Tis better than mine. Thanks

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Well, first off, you need to make a Desktop shortcut to shutdown.exe.

Here’s the “Quick Shutdown” shortcut that works great for Vista and Win-7.
Just copy and paste this line into a desktop shortcut and you’re almost done.

%windir%System32shutdown.exe -s -t 00 -f

Then in the shortcut’s Properties you need to set up a Keyboard shortcut.
Pick a key combination that’s not used for some other purpose.
Finis!

I use the desktop Quick Shutdown shortcut exclusively to shut down my
own PC and I share it with all my friends and customers. They love it!
One click + eight seconds and the PC is OFF!

Good Luck and Happy Holidays!

The Doctor

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