How to create a shutdown and reboot tile in Windows 8

Without a Start button, properly shutting down Windows 8 can be a bit of a chore. If you want to shut down or reboot your Windows 8 PC by just clicking on a tile from the Start screen or a shortcut on the desktop, here's how:

Step 1: Right-click on a open area of your desktop, then go to New and select Shortcut

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Step 2: In the location box, type shutdown /p to shut down Windows 8 immediately or shutdown /r /t 0 to reboot Windows 8 immediately. Click Next to continue.

Step 3: Type a name for your shortcut, then click the Finish button.

Step 4: Right-click on the shortcut from your desktop and select Pin to Start

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Step 5: Go back to the Start screen and verify that the new tile appears.  

That's it. Now when you want to shut down or reboot Windows 8, you can just double-click on the desktop shortcut or click the Start screen tile.