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Use the command line for custom shutdown options

By Ed Bott

Most people shut down a PC using the Power menu on Start. But the Shutdown command, which runs from a Command Prompt window, can help with a few tasks you can't do from any menu.

To see the full syntax, open a Command Prompt window and type Shutdown /?. Here are a few options you might find especially useful:

• Shutdown /i - Show a graphical interface (note that this does not include all options available via command-line switches)
• Shutdown /s - Full shutdown
• Shutdown /r - Full shutdown and restart
• Shutdown /h - Hibernate the local computer
• Shutdown /g - Restart the PC and reopen currently open windows for all apps that support this feature

For UEFI-based Windows 10 PCs, you have two extra options that can be invaluable:

• Shutdown /s /fw - After a full shutdown, opens firmware user interface on next start
• Shutdown /r /o - Restarts and displays the advanced boot options menu

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