SlideToShutDown: The Windows 10 they are full of hidden tricks and some of them are really useful. So useful that they make you wonder why the Microsoft chooses to keep them hidden deep into the operating system.
One of these is the SlideToShutDown SlideTown command.
What is; How do you find it? And how useswhat?
What is SlideToShutDown?
SlideToShutDown is an alternative way to shut down your Windows 10 device. People with computers that have touch screens but also tablets may find this function very useful. But we should mention that each of you can use it. Even you who use a mouse…
When launched from the EXE, the lock it will magically cover the top half of your screen. As the name of the tool states, you just need to pull down the lock screen and your device will be powered off.
The .exe of SlideToShutDown will be found in the System32 folder from the path:
C: \ Windows \ System32
When you spot it archive, you should follow one of the steps described below to enable it more easily in the future.
Tip: Another way to run it archive without looking for it among the hundreds of others in the System32 folder.
Press the two Win + R keys together to open it Run. Then simply type slidetorhutdown.exe, enter and you are ready.
The first two steps are obvious: right-click the file and select either Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start.
Below we will see how you can create a shortcut together with hers hotkey mandate:
Right-click on SlideToShutDown.exe and select Create Shortcut.
Right-click on the shortcut you just created and select Properties.
On the Shortcuts tab, find the Shortcut Key or Shortcut Key box.
Give the preferred combination of keys you want to use. In the middle of the two keys you select you should use +. Just make sure that you have selected a combination that you are not already using the operating system.
Finally, click Apply.