I would like to know the fastest way to shutdown a Pc or notebook by keyboard only! I've seen done with 3 key simultaneously pressed, it shut down the pc really fast, I asked tor the keys and was told, but now I can't remember the key combo. :(
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I would like to know the fastest way to shutdown a Pc or notebook by keyboard only! I've seen done with 3 key simultaneously pressed, it shut down the pc really fast, I asked tor the keys and was told, but now I can't remember the key combo. :(
Probably running programs not shutting down fast enough. Have a read here .
Not the exact answer to your question,but may help...
Not sure exactly what your after but are you refering to Ctrl+Alt+Del keys?
On most modern systems you can alter the bios so that the boot up button either shutsdown the system or puts it in sleep mode depending on how long you hold it down and this extends to some keyboards which posses the extra keys.
There is a freeware tool called Super Fast Shutdown that places a small icon on the desktop but how effective it is I do not know,
Create a new shortcut on your Desktop (name say "Shutdown"), with a command line (Target:) of:Here's a screenshot of my "Shutdown Properties":Code:%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 0
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I can either double-click the Shutdown icon on the Desktop, select Shutdown in Quick Launch, or simply press [Ctrl-Alt-End]. :)
I have been using the Super Fast Shutdown that 104456 mentioned for quite a few months now. It has caused no problems whatever and I get consistant 3 to 4 second shutdowns.
If you want to shutdown using the keyboard, it is Crtl+Alt+Del, then Alt+U, then Alt+U again.
The website that makes the superfast shutdown tool has this warning...
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Warning: Superfast Shutdown is extremely powerful! Use at your own risk! Although it has never been reported, regular usage could possibly cause disk corruption.
Shutting down Windows requires a series of events that begin when you start the sequence.. (fastest method to start it is what Spywaredr suggests). Each open program and part of the operating system needs to be closed in a specific order and certain things are logged into files so windows knows that the shutdown was complete and proceded normally. Doing it too fast can corrupt files that are closed before they're supposed to and the registry can get hosed that way too.
It might take a while for it to happen and the damage may be cumulative but I'd be wary of using it.
http://www.xp-smoker.com/freeware.html
104456 I've downloaded the fast shutdown thing and indeed it works is supper fast, the reboot option is as good, it's a neat utility :) although is not what I was after,but it does the job.
fink--Point well taken. I did read that warning. I keep a complete Ghost backup of my entire system on another drive (and backup frequently) so I though I'd give it a try and if it gave me grief I'd just restore my backup and stop using it.
I think I'm pretty close to using it for a year now and it has never once given me a problem and I sure do enjoy those 3 to 4 second shutdowns.
dnailson, just after installing fast shutdown and read the warning I've Ghosted the system, eh! just to be on the safe side :D
simpatico--Good move. You Ghosted after installing it so if it gives you grief remember to uninstall it immediately after doing a restore. I Ghosted before the install--no biggie. I hope it works as well for you as it has for me--I love that thing--Bada Bing Bada Boom and your done.
Good luck.
The thing I'd be concerned about is if the corruption affects little used or noticed files over a period of time. If you do backups like I do, every week, then you'd potentially be backing up more and more corrupted files week after week and then the image you have when there may finally be a problem is full of corrupt files and a screwed registry.
fink--I do hear what you're saying. To expand a little on why I use it and feel it's safe is--when I started using it I passed it on to quuite a few friends and to my son and daughter-in-law in SC and they passed it on to a lot of their friends so that's probably over 20 people using it for almost a year and not one problem with it. Also, while Virtual Dr. is my favorite site I do visit other tech sites and I've never seen one post of a problem with it (maybe I missed it). I guess it's possible but I would think if it was corrupting files and/or screwing up the registry something would show it's ugly head in almost a year. I always know my last backup was working correctly so if something minor is fouled up but it's not affecting the operation of the computer I don't think I'll worry about it. If something horrible happens that I trace to Super Fast Shutdown I'll use my last backup and uninstall it. That statement they make on their site says they've never had a reported problem but it could possibly cause etc. etc. etc.----again I see your point but you can bet that's a disclaimer to protect their butt. There's a lot of software out there can that cause major computer grief-Norton, some of Microsofts updates and on and on. Nothing is 100% guaranteed. Having said all the above I think you can see why I use it.
I choose to use it and you choose not to and that's perfectly OK--that's what makes the world go around.
Peace
If perhaps you have been away from your PC for a few minutes or whatever and your monitor is off (so you can't see your desktop), you can hit the windows key, and then the u and the u again and the PC will turn off. This works only with WinXP so far as I know. I use it quiet often.
I tried the superfast shutdown & when I booted back up my machine wanted to run scandisk, so obviously my pc took it as an improper shutdown. BJ
If you install a program and\or change your workstation setting, do not use the fastshutdown or the fastreboot buttons,
'cause it may not save your settings.
Use the windows shutdown or reboot,
"so far" this is the only issue that I found with supperfast shutdown.
but for normal shutdowns,
fastshutdown seem to work OK ;)
I tried it for a few weeks, but whatever it does to shut down fast also seems to affect some startup items at the next start. I finally stopped using it.
bufs way works with no problems have benn doing it that way for quiet sometime until i got my new keyboard it has a power button that shuts it down really fast
My Pavilion desktop, running XP/SP2 will shut down very fast if I depress the "Power" button and hold it down a second or two. Never had trouble doing it, perhaps just lucky.
Sorry to revive this old thread, but I have been using this nifty little utility now for several months. I was wondering about the ramifications of using it so I did a search and stumbled upon this thread.
Now, I am wondering if you guys are still using it and if there have been any further problems with its usage. As I said, I have been using it now for several months without a lick of trouble. I really like it alot...pc shuts down within 3-4 seconds, but I am concerned about this disk corruption. I don't use it every time. Maybe that's the key.
If it's any help I'm still not using it ;) .
I just don't feel that the 20-30 seconds (during which I'd be walking away from the computer anyway) are important enough to take the risk
of causing any problems.
Ditto what Fink said. Why take the chance?
Ditto what Fink and Usil said. You'd have to be very short of time to really need to worry about the extra few seconds that a normal shutdown takes IMO.
I started using JetStart a few months ago which gives you Start Menu shortcuts. To shutdown I just hover the mouse over the Start button which brings up JetStart and just click on Shutdown. While it is not a speed shutdown it does allow you to shutdown with fewer clicks.
Doc
Alt+F4 from the desktop brings up the shutdown menu.
I use shutdown and reboot icons/shortcuts on the desktop...
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=316
reboot cmd is %windir%\System32\Shutdown.exe -r -t 0
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Yeah, well too many a time I have done that only to return later to find the computer still on and stuck because of some dumb program that doesn't want to end, OR windows itself is screwed up...which is usually the norm anyway.Quote:
I just don't feel that the 20-30 seconds (during which I'd be walking away from the computer anyway) are important enough to take the risk
of causing any problems.
Shutdown and reboot icons on the desktop doesn't speed things up...much.
Those are what I have been using for many months fink. No known problems but if the monitor is off, I still use the windows key and the u and the u again to turn off the machine. After all, why put additional wear and tear on the monitor. Use of this method has been followed for a long time now and without any known problems.
EDIT: I am adding this as a result of fubar's reply just above mine. I still stay with the PC to be sure it does shut down.
hi fink .i was reading about using [super fast shotdown] i did download it and it is really fast .before i was clicking start button .then log off .then wait for the screnn to log off internet .then click on shotdown .now from the last shotdown it use to take 8 to 9 second .so i say from the beginning i say about 30 to 35 second .that on dailup .now with the super fast shotdown .3 second .thank you .Quote:
Originally Posted by fink
yvesj
Just for grins I loaded up 12 various programs:And the two that are underlined had unsaved changes (which normally prompt you to save your changes).
- AutoCAD 2007
- Microsoft Excel 2003
- Microsoft Word 2003
- Microsoft Access 2003
- Microsoft Publisher 2003
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
- Microsoft Outlook 2003
- Internet Explorer 7
- Windows XP Pro CMD prompt
- Metapad 3.51
- BlackBerry Desktop Manager 4.2.1.8
- Google Earth 3.0.0762
I also had the following running in the System Tray:Clicked my "Shutdown (forced)" icon in my Quick Launch and within 12-13 seconds you could hear the familiar Windows shutdown sound. The two programs that had unsaved changes did prompt to save changes but the Windows command:
- APC Powerchute (UPS)
- SpywareGuard
- Sizer
- ProcessGuard
- Hauppauge TV Stick
- avast!
- Network icon
- Windows Defender
- Volume
- HP Deskjet
- Safely Remove Hardware
- Winpatrol
- AlfaClock
%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 0 -fsimply ignored them and slammed 'em shut. :)
With just my normal stuff running, Mozilla, Metapad, whatever, it usually takes 3-4 seconds until you can hear the Windows shutdown sound.
http://www.SpywareDrGuide.com/Virtua...s/shutdown.gif
Click the image to see the 1920x1200 full-size screenshot
Sounds to me like this super fast shutdown is much like the old problem back in the win95 days, where everyone was just turning off their computers instead of going through the windows normal shutdown procedure. I remember those days. Everyone was still used to the Dos OS where you could just turn off the computer when you were finished with it. It was a simpler time.
If you've ever gotten an error message on startup that c:\windows\system32\system (or some other file) is missing or corrupt, its probably because Windows didn't have time to finish writing to the file because of a bad shutdown or restart. I'm not saying this fast shutdown is whats caused it, but in theory I would think it can have the same effect.
yes i do remember shotting down my old 98 last year only by the off and on button .that was with out log in off or any thing .never did any harm to my pc .and my old pc still working really good .now am using xp .so am trying the fast shot down for a wild .and see what hapen .
yvesj
Just so we're all on the same page here, the methods that I and spywaredr are using and demonstrating (creating our own icons with the shutdown commands) are different than the "super fast shutdown" that the thread originally linked to.
The "super fast shutdown" does shut the computer off completely in about 3 seconds but the icons that I/we created on the desktop still makes windows go through a fairly normal shutdown sequence... through the logout screens etc (around 20-30 seconds) which I believe is much safer than using the instant off "super fast shutdown".
This safer method is faster than clicking start>turn off computer>etc, but not nearly as extreme as that program which I tried once and won't again.
What Do You Mean By [create A Icon On Desktop ]i Do Have One For The Super Fast Shotdown .is That What You Are Talking About .
Yvesj
No I mean creating your own icon(s) by the method described here...
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=316
I don't like using the "super fast shutdown" program because I believe that over the long term it might cause damage to the files on the computer.
thank fink.well i did create the 2 icon for super fast shotdown .one for reboot .one for shotdown.now you want to know or many icon i have on my desktop page .over 80 of them .after you get use to it it really fast .i never puch anything .it all there were ever i want to go .lol.
yvesj
Here are a few more ways to potentially speed-up XP's shutdown time
Terminate Terminal Services
Windows XP's Terminal Services can cause recalcitrant shutdowns. If you never use remote desktop, fast user switching, remote assistance, the terminal server, or other Terminal Services, you don't need them. To shut it off, select Start, Run, type services.msc /s and press Enter. Find and double-click the Terminal Services listing. (Of course, if you don't have Terminal Services installed, your slow shutdowns have another cause.) Change "Startup type" to Disabled or Manual and click OK.
Don't Clear Virtual Memory
If you use Windows XP Pro (but not the Home edition, alas), you can speed up your shutdowns by verifying that you're not clearing your virtual memory whenever you exit Windows. Select Start, Run, type gpedit.msc and press Enter. Navigate to Computer Configuration | Windows Settings | Security Settings | Local Policies| Security Options in the left pane. In the right pane, scroll to "Shutdown: Clear virtual memory pagefile". If the option is Enabled, double-click it, select Disabled, and click OK. (You may not have this option on your system.)
Reduce Windows' Wait Time
You can speed up some shutdowns -- and risk losing unsaved data -- by reducing the time Windows waits for a program to stop itself properly before taking this job into its own disruptive hands. Select Start, Run, type regedit and press Enter. In the left pane navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control". Double-click the "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" item in the right pane. Set it to a value lower than the default "2000" (or 2 seconds), perhaps to "1000" (1 second). Click OK, and then reboot.
Watch Out for Bad Drivers
Buggy or improperly installed drivers can also cause shutdown difficulties. Check to see if your device drivers need updates by right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties, Hardware, Device Manager. Look for entries with yellow question marks or red exclamation points: A question mark indicates that Windows is using a generic driver for that device instead of one designed for it, and an exclamation point means that the device is not working.
The drivers for graphics boards, sound cards, and printers are most likely to need an update. Visit the vendors' Web sites to download the updated drivers to your PC. Then right-click the entry in Device Manager, choose Update Driver, and step through the wizard, selecting "No, not this time" to the Windows Update question, and choosing the "specified location" option when it appears. When you're able to navigate to the driver file, select it and click OK to install it. When you finish updating your drivers, close all open windows.
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