Create a Windows 8 or 8.1 desktop shortcut for fast shutdown, log off, restart?

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1.) ... But if you want to create the Windows 8 Desktop shortcut yourself! 
2.) ... Pin the Desktop Shortcuts (Restart Shutdown Logout) to Start Menu.  
3.) ... How to works a windows desktop shortcuts!

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1.) But if you want to create the Windows 8 Desktop shortcut yourself! 

Press the Windows-8 key combination [Win-Logo]+[D] to see the Windows-8 desktop.

Click the right mouse button on the Windows-8 desktop and select "New", "Shortcut". Then in the called input box simply enter the text: %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0

You can optionally also use the argument "/f", this will force the closure of application executed without warning.

Then just follow the link name, this would be a "shutdown" or "off" attached as a link name;).

You can also create more desktop shortcuts by using the command "shutdown":
Shortcut on the desktop for quick logout on Windows 8 computer:
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe /l
Shortcut on the desktop for a quick restart (reboot) of the Windows-8 PC:
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0

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2.) Pin the Desktop Shortcuts (Restart Shutdown Logout) to Start Menu.  

Please do right click on the desktop shortcut and select "Pin to Star" (... See Image-2 Arrow-1).

Press the [Win-Logo] key to see the result (... See Image-3 Arrow-1).

3.) How do desktop shortcuts work!

A Windows shortcut is a user-defined or system-defined shortcut to an item that is available on your computer or on a network, which can be a program, a file, a folder, a drive, a Web page, a printer, or another Be a computer. 

You can insert links in different areas, eg on the desktop, in the Start menu, or in certain folders. 

For the link a symbol can be defined, working directory, program arguments / parameters! 
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But  it is a full-value file that contains this information, the file extension is .lnk., which also allows Windows to recognize it and read the information from it.   

See also: ... program links in Windows 8.1 / 8!

(Image-4) how do works a Windows desktop shortcut!