Option 1: Perform a full shutdown using Shift key

Step 1: Open Start menu, select Power button.

Step 2: Press and hold the Shift key on keyboard, while clicking on Shut down, and then release the Shift key to perform a full shutdown.

What is the shutdown command for Windows 10?

Open a Command Prompt, PowerShell or Run window, and type the command “shutdown /s” (without quotation marks) and press Enter on your keyboard to shut down your device. In a few seconds, Windows 10 shuts down, and it is displaying a window that tells you that it is going to “shut down in less than a minute.”

How do I make Windows 10 shutdown faster?

In Windows 10/8.1, you can select the Turn on Fast Startup option. You will see this setting in Control Panel > Power Options > Choose what the power buttons do > Shutdown settings. Open Control Panel and search for Visual Effects.