One of the notable features of Windows 10 has been the revert back to Start Menu (by default). Windows users all over the world have heaved a sigh of relief on witnessing this major change in the latest Windows Operating System. With this default availability of Start Menu for Windows 10 OS, the task of shutting down Windows 10 or restarting Windows 10 operating system has been simplified to a large extent.
In case of Windows 8, the presence of start screen made it difficult for Windows users to carry out the activities like restart or shutdown of the Windows OS. However, those who liked the Windows 8 “Start Screen” can still get it with Windows 10 by removing the tick for the option “Use the Start menu instead of the Start screen” under the “Start Menu” tab in the Properties dialog section (accessed through right-click on Live Tiles of Start Menu). For others, please refer the below mentioned tips to restart or shutdown Windows 10 Operating System from Start Menu or using Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts.
Easy Tricks to Shutdown and Restart Windows 10 OS
From the keyboard, you can press Ctrl + D key options to arrive at your desktop and then press Alt + F4 keys to trigger the shutdown dialog box. If you haven’t opened any files or windows, you can simply use Alt + F4 to launch the shutdown pop-up box. From the shutdown dialog box drop-down list, you can either choose to “shutdown” your system or “restart” your system or even “sign out” or “switch user”.
From the Start Menu, you can click the start button to access the “shutdown” or “restart” options (from Power options below your name) for your new Windows OS.
Windows 10 shutdown restart options
Alternatively, one can right-click on the Start button to go to Quick Menu for system restart or shutdown activities.
Thus, Microsoft has understood the basic issues that users faced with Windows 8 and tried to address it in a simple way by making the Start Menu available in the Technical Preview of Windows 10 OS. Life is much more simpler with direct options to restart or shutdown your PC (system) from the start button itself.
Let us know what do you think of so many multiple options made available in the Windows 10 TP!
In three clones of Win10, the shutdown command works well, but in a fourth clone, ‘shutdown’ triggers ‘restart’ – how can I correct that ?
windows version 10 takes 3 min.to start up how can I speed this up
We recently upgraded our personal laptop to Windows 10. Last night, while trying to upload photos and post, the screen went black. We can’t shut down or re-start. Any idea of how to get our screen to come back on? Thank you for your assistance.
Beth Williams
Press ctrl, alt, and del at the same time! Then go to the power button and click shutdown(or re-start).
I successfully upgraded from Windows 7 Ultimate but the Start Menu disappears when I shut down. I have recovered it using powershell but how can I stop it disappearing when I shut down?
window 10 is not shutdown properly how can i correct that
window 10 shutdown command not work well how can i correct that????
Perhaps you should hire some regular people — not geeks — to test your systems before releasing them! With all the icons & pop-ups in Windows, you couldn’t figure out how to put a simple shutdown button on Windows 10 TOOLBAR ????? One that is EASY TO FIND and SIMPLE TO USE!!!!! Did you think no one would ever need to shutdown or restart or change users or log out??? GOOD GRIEF!!!!!!! This is WORSE than ridiculous — and could not possibly be more obvious!
When I started using computers 25+ years ago, there was a joke about the first thing to check when things weren’t working was the power source. I almost hope this lack of a shutdown button/pop-up menu feature is some kind of sick reference to that era. Otherwise, your OS designers are, frankly, incompetent!
when you click on shutdown button it looks like it shutdown but it saves a small hibernate file.Power it on and see if get the bios options ; I tuned off readyboot in the power menu. but now after updates I cannot the link to set up unavailable options is gone, now it tells me my PC is fast enough to turn it off.I am a retired network engineer.
hope this helps Lon
Once it was so simple to restart, now I’m at a loss. Sorry have to go and continue my searh for a simple was to restart, sigh!
Why should I have to click Power to get the options? Just a shut down button like W7 or let me put the Power option in the taskbar instead of three clicks to power off!
You are wrong actually. W7 has a shutdown options similar to windows 10. Only the shut down button is seen before going to options in W7. Besides you can just right-click the start menu. Right clicking Start leads to a shut down option shortcut. You can also follow me 4 ways to shut down without mouse steps below.
1. Alt+F4 and press enter.
2. Control+Options(Alt)+Delete and use arrow keys.
3. Start menu by keyboard and then use arrow keys.
4. Win+X keys(same results as right clicking start).
Thank you for a very succinct and helpful answer. I have searched and read through many articles and your’s is the best. Thanks again.
Also my epic 5th way, command prompt. Press star key and type cmd and press enter.
Then in the cmd type: shutdown /s and press enter
Way number 6:Run windows. Press start key and r key at same time. In the run, type:
shutdown.exe and press enter
I meant start by star okay?
And by me I meant my.
I don’t see explanations for the Win 10 frequent restart after power off requests or how to avoid this nuisance.
When I put the computer (Toshiba) to sleep with Windows 10, or it sleeps on its own with lack of activity, it goes to S4 state. When I go to restart by keying or moving the mouse, the compute says restarting from S4 state, but doesn”t. Is there a keyboard functions to tigger the restart?
Please downlod restar option
Thanks for the great blog and it really so helpful now I have full knowledge of restart and shut down in windows 10.
Thanks for the great blog and it really so helpful now I have full knowledge of restart and shut down in windows 10.