How to Add Shut down Context Menu in Windows 10
If you don't plan to use your PC for a while, then you could shut down (turn off) the PC. A shutdown will close all apps, sign out all users, and completely turn off the PC. Hybrid shutdown performs a shutdown of the computer and prepares it for fast startup.
Starting with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update:
Old behavior:
- When you shut down your PC, all apps are closed
- After reboot/restart, you have to re-open any app you'd like to use
New behavior:
- When shutting down your PC, any open apps are "bookmarked" (for lack of a better word)
- After reboot/restart, these apps will re-open automatically
Workaround:
- Shut down all apps before you shut down or restart the PC.
OR
- Shut down from Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows dialog.
Starting with Windows 10 build 17040:
Based on your feedback, the feature to restore applications that have registered for application restart after you reboot or shutdown (through power options available on the Start Menu and various other locations) has been set to only occur for users that have enabled “Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting my device after an update or restart” in the Privacy section under Sign-in Options Settings.
If you like, you can add a custom context menu that includes different ways to shut down the PC as another workaround to this new shutdown behavior.
This tutorial will show you how to add a Shut down context menu for all users to easily select how they would like to shut down the PC in Windows 10.
NoteWhile you must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add or remove the context menu, all users will be able to use the context menu.
Shut down Context menu items Command Performed Force apps to close, and shutdown PC with no time-out or warning shutdown /s /f /t 0 Shutdown PC with warning shutdown /s Turn off PC with no time-out or warning, but prompt to save any unsaved work shutdown /p Shutdown PC and prepares it for fast startup shutdown /s /hybrid /t 0 Force apps to close, shutdown PC, and prepares it for fast startup shutdown /s /hybrid /f /t 0 Shutdown PC. On next boot, restart any opened registered apps shutdown /sg /t 0 Slide to shut down PC SlideToShutDown.exe
Shutdown warning:
Prompt to go back and save any unsaved work:
Slide to shut down PC:
EXAMPLE: Shut down context menu
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_Shut_down_to_desktop_context_menu.reg
Download
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Shut_down_from_desktop_context_menu.reg
Download
4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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