{"id":133751,"date":"2023-05-05T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=133751"},"modified":"2023-06-06T08:40:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T12:40:00","slug":"shutdown-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/shutdown-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Shut down Windows 11 computer (six ways)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To shut down Windows 11, open <strong>&#8220;Start,&#8221;<\/strong> click on &#8220;<strong>Power<\/strong>,&#8221; and choose <strong>&#8220;Shut down.&#8221; <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Another way is to right-click the <strong>&#8220;Start&#8221;<\/strong> button, open the <strong>&#8220;Shutdown or sign out&#8221;<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>&#8220;Shut down.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Or use the <strong>&#8220;Alt + F4&#8221;<\/strong> keyboard shortcut, choose <strong>&#8220;Shut down,&#8221;<\/strong> and click <strong>&#8220;OK.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>You can also power off Windows 11 from Command Prompt and PowerShell with the <strong>&#8220;Shutdown&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;Stop-Computer&#8221;<\/strong> commands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a> inherits most of the familiar design from previous versions, a lot of things are changing, including the power options to shut down or restart the computer.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, you would open the Start menu and use the power menu from the bottom-left corner. However, since Windows 11 includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-new-start-menu-good-bad\/\">new Start menu<\/a> with a center alignment, it can be confusing to perform simple tasks, such as turning off or rebooting the system.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a>, you will learn the steps to find the power options to turn off a computer running Windows 11.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#power_options_windows11\">Shut down Windows 11 from Start menu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#start_power_options_windows11\">Shut down Windows 11 from Start button<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#legacy_power_options_windows11\">Shut down Windows 11 from keyboard shortcut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#lockscreen_power_options_windows11\">Shut down Windows 11 from Lock screen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#shutdown_windows11_cmd\">Shut down Windows 11 from Command Prompt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#shutdown_windows11_powershell\">Shut down Windows 11 from PowerShell<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"power_options_windows11\">Shut down Windows 11 from Start menu<\/h2>\n<p>To shut down Windows 11, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Start<\/strong> on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Power<\/strong> button in the bottom-right corner.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the <strong>Shut down<\/strong> option to turn off Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133754\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windows-11-power-menu.jpg?resize=706%2C728&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Power options menu\" width=\"706\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/windows-11-power-menu.jpg?w=706&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 706w, 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computer through the legacy power options, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Use the <strong>&#8220;Alt + F4&#8221;<\/strong> keyboard shortcut.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Use the drop-down menu and select the <strong>Shut down<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133756\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alt-f4-shutdown-windows-11.jpg?resize=536%2C278&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 11 Alt + F4 shut down menu\" width=\"536\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alt-f4-shutdown-windows-11.jpg?w=536&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alt-f4-shutdown-windows-11.jpg?resize=300%2C156&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alt-f4-shutdown-windows-11.jpg?resize=150%2C78&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Shut down Windows 11 from Lock screen<\/h2>\n<p>To power off Windows 11 from the Lock screen, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Power<\/strong> button from the bottom-right corner.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the <strong>Shut down<\/strong> option to power down Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133759\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lock-screen-power-options-windows-11.jpg?resize=750%2C229&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lock screen power options\" width=\"750\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lock-screen-power-options-windows-11.jpg?w=750&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lock-screen-power-options-windows-11.jpg?resize=300%2C92&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lock-screen-power-options-windows-11.jpg?resize=150%2C46&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"shutdown_windows11_cmd\">Shut down Windows 11 from Command Prompt<\/h2>\n<p>To shut down a Windows 11 computer from Command Prompt, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Start<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Search for <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong>, right-click the top result, and select the <strong>Run as administrator<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Type the following command to shutdown Windows 11 and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>shutdown -s -t 00<\/pre>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-137201\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cmd-shutdown-windows-11.jpg?resize=723%2C282&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 11 shut down command\" width=\"723\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cmd-shutdown-windows-11.jpg?w=723&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 723w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cmd-shutdown-windows-11.jpg?resize=300%2C117&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cmd-shutdown-windows-11.jpg?resize=150%2C59&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"shutdown_windows11_powershell\">Shut down Windows 11 from PowerShell<\/h2>\n<p>To turn off a computer running Windows 11 with a PowerShell command, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Start<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Search for <strong>PowerShell<\/strong>, right-click the top result, and select the <strong>Run as administrator<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Type the following command to shutdown Windows 11 and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>Stop-Computer<\/pre>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-137202\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/powershell-stop-computer-command.jpg?resize=709%2C205&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PowerShell shut down command\" width=\"709\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/powershell-stop-computer-command.jpg?w=709&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/powershell-stop-computer-command.jpg?resize=300%2C87&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/powershell-stop-computer-command.jpg?resize=150%2C43&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, Windows 11 will shut down immediately. 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