Friday, September 30, 2016

How To Change Shutdown Shortcut Icon On Windows Desktop?

     Shutdown button is used to power off the computer components like RAM, CPU, and Hard Disk Drives. If this shutdown button is on the desktop of the computer it will be easy to power off the system with a single step.

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How To Change Shutdown Shortcut Icon On Windows Desktop?

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    For this, create a shutdown shortcut icon on the desktop and this Icon created looks normal from the actual shutdown icon symbol. We can even change this shutdown icon to the actual shutdown image.

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Steps To Change Shutdown Shortcut Icon On Windows Desktop:

Step1: Right-click on the shutdown shortcut icon on the desktop and select properties.

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How To Change Shutdown Shortcut Icon On Windows Desktop?


Step2: Click on the properties, A shutdown property dialog box open up, Click on the Change Icon button.

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How To Change Shutdown Shortcut Icon On Windows Desktop?



Step3. As you click on the Change Icon, Change Icon dialog box pop up and click ok.

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How To Change Shutdown Shortcut Icon On Windows Desktop?

Step4. Another Change Icon Dialog Box pop up, Select a shutdown Icon from the list of Icons provided and Click Ok.

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How To Change Shutdown Shortcut Icon On Windows Desktop?

Step5. Now click on apply and next ok button.

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How To Change Shutdown Shortcut Icon On Windows Desktop?



Step6. The shutdown shortcut icon is changed successfully to the desired shutdown Icon as shown below.

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How To Change Shutdown Shortcut Icon On Windows Desktop?


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           This procedure makes your shutdown shortcut Icon look like the actual shutdown button. By clicking the Icon you can shutdown the computer with a single step without going to start menu or other options.

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           Further to this, you can also pin this shutdown shortcut Icon on the desktop to the taskbar.

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