Reboot/Restart or Shutdown PC Quickly

1. Create a shortcut (Right-click on desktop, select New > Shortcut).

2. For location, type the following:

shutdown -r -t 0

3. Click Next, enter a name for the shortcut ("Restart" is appropriate), and click Finish.

When you click your Restart shortcut, Windows XP will reboot *automagically*!

The "-r" switch tells XP to reboot.

If you'd like the shortcut to shut off your PC instead, change it to "-s";

To simply log off, change it to "-l".

The "-t 0" sets the timeout (in seconds), so up this value if you find the need for it. To force running applications to close, add "-f".(be careful with this one!)