Want an easy way to shut down Windows? Ryan Pfeifle suggests this approach: right-click the desktop and choose NewûShortcut. Then type c:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows (your path may differ), click Next, type a name for the Shortcut, and click Finish. Double-click this icon any time to exit Windows.

To create a keyboard Shortcut for exiting, right-click the icon, select Properties from the menu, click the Shortcut tab, and click in the Shortcut key box. Press the keys you want to use to activate your shutdown Shortcut (they must begin with <Ctrl>-<Alt>, <Ctrl>-<Shift>, or <Shift>-<Alt>.

If you want a Shortcut that restarts Windows rather than simply shutting it down, change the command line in the Target box to read c:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindowsexec (your path may differ).