
These power settings can help you control system performance, conserve battery or both.īy default, Windows 10 comes with three basic power plans. Windows 10 offers several settings to help you manage how your device uses power. If you learn how to adjust the Windows 10 power options and sleep settings, you’ll be able to set up your computer in the way that’s best for you while simultaneously saving power, extending the lifetime of the hardware and improving performance. However, they can have a major impact on the overall performance of your machine. Power and sleep settings aren’t typically top of mind when you’re working on your computer.

Right click on it and choose Pin to Start and/or Pin to Taskbar to add to the task bar. After selecting, click twice on OK to save the change.Ħ. A shutdown button shortcut will now appear on your desktop. Click Change Icon, then click on OK to add the Icon.įigure 3 - Right click on the new shutdown iconĥ. Now click on Change Icon button and select the Power Button icon. This dialogue box will give you a notification that this shortcut doesn’t have an icon.

A shortcut will appear on your Windows 8 desktop.Ĥ.Right click on the new shutdown icon, select Properties and a dialogue box will appear. After entering the location click on Next to go to the next step.ģ. Now enter a name for the shortcut. Follow these steps to create a shutdown shortcut:ġ. Right click on the desktop and select the New > Shortcut option.Ģ. In the Create Shortcut window, enter " shutdown /s /t 0" as the location (Last character is a zero), do not type the quotes (" ").
