Shut down and restart computer from search

Question

In Windows 8.1, is it possible to shut down or restart the computer using only the keyboard?

When you click the Windows key on the keyboard, on the overlay you get a nice search box. Typing in "restart" or "turn off" gives you an option called "Turn off your PC". When you click that you get a sidebar called "Settings"... which does not make much sense to me, but okay.

Anyway, what I was thinking was, click Windows key on keyboard, type "restart" and hit enter. That does not seem to work, so is there maybe a program/plugin/something that can be installed, or maybe a setting that can be enabled, to make this happen?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 13 '15 at 08:49

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Use Alt+F4 to get to a shutdown dialog.

answered May 13 '15 at 08:49

Andrew Morton

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 13 '15 at 08:51

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Windows key + x should show you the option "shut down or sign out"

This the equivalent of rightclicking the start button.

answered May 13 '15 at 08:51

HoD

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 13 '15 at 08:48

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You could do 'win +r' > type 'cmd' > type 'shutdown /s'

All from the keyboard and probably could be done in 15-20s

answered May 13 '15 at 08:48

Ctrl-alt-dlt

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Shut down and restart computer from search

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