What's the diff between win+x shutdown and desktop icon shutdown?

mck said:

I've always had a desktop shortcut to shutdown Win10 as follows:
..... TARGET: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 00
However since switching to Win10 when I click that shutdown icon, Win10 can take a long time to shutdown.

But if I press (win+x) and then do a shutdown that way, Win10 always shuts down in a minimum amount of time.

It seems that the desktop shutdown is allowing Win10 to do any pending Win10 updates while the (win+x) shutdown just does a shutdown and ignores any pending Win10 updates. Is that correct?

The desktop shutdown is aggravating when I'm troubleshooting a problem since it forces me to wait a long time for the shutdown to complete. How can I modify the desktop shortcut's TARGET to make it work like the (win+x) shutdown? Then I could have two desktop shutdowns and pick the one to use as appropriate.

Thanks.

I know there are different flavors of Shutdown switches and values, but I can't remember the best one. I do know @Kari has a shutdown command that is quick and complete. Maybe he will pop it here.

mck said:

I've always had a desktop shortcut to shutdown Win10 as follows:
..... TARGET: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 00
However since switching to Win10 when I click that shutdown icon, Win10 can take a long time to shutdown.

But if I press (win+x) and then do a shutdown that way, Win10 always shuts down in a minimum amount of time.

It seems that the desktop shutdown is allowing Win10 to do any pending Win10 updates while the (win+x) shutdown just does a shutdown and ignores any pending Win10 updates. Is that correct?

The desktop shutdown is aggravating when I'm troubleshooting a problem since it forces me to wait a long time for the shutdown to complete. How can I modify the desktop shortcut's TARGET to make it work like the (win+x) shutdown? Then I could have two desktop shutdowns and pick the one to use as appropriate.

Thanks.

This is my shutdown command and it shuts it down fast and irrevocably: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -f -t 00

mck said:

I'll create another desktop shutdown shortcut using your method and see how it works.
Thanks.

You can also use it thru Command prompt or Run.
For Restart: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -R -F -T 00

Did you have a look at BIOS, maybe something is preventing full shutdown ?

MCK
Edit your shutdown shortcut to change the "t 00" to "t 1". It will work better. Windows does not seem to understand "00' to mean a legitimate number. I've been there, and done that. Give it a whilr!

Happy Trails, Mate!
TechnoMage