| | | Windows 10 tip: Take full control over how your PC shuts down The most common shutdown options are available on the Start menu. For additional options, such as restarting and configuring firmware options, use the Shutdown command.
By Ed Bott | November 22, 2017
 Type shutdown /? in a Command Prompt window to see the full syntax.
Click to enlargeThe most obvious way to shut down a Windows 10 PC is to click Start and then click the Power icon to display the Sleep / Shut Down / Restart options.
But the Shutdown.exe command, which runs from a command prompt, can help with a few tricks that aren't on the Shut Down menu.
To see the full syntax, open a Command Prompt window, type Shutdown /? and press Enter.
A few options you'll find here have been around for years: Shutdown /s, for example, does a full power-off shutdown, while Shutdown /r exits Windows (prompting you to save any open files) and then restarts. Use Shutdown /h to hibernate the local computer.
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