# How to enable “Slide To Shut down”

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/how-to-enable-slide-to-shut-down/67625>\
**Category:** Tutorials & Methods\
**Tags:** tips-tricks\
**Created:** [January 30, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-enable-slide-to-shut-down/67625 "2020-01-30T13:55:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![DevilDuck](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/devilduck/32/29698_2.png) [@DevilDuck](https://onehack.st/u/DevilDuck)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-enable-slide-to-shut-down/67625/1 "2020-01-30T13:55:07Z")

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**How to enable “Slide To Shut down”**

- **Create a new shortcut on desktop-**  

- **Now type the text given below-**  
`%windir%\System32\SlideToShutDown.exe`

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/d/8/d887456211c6f8ed85df09ae5ca501fa60a2c102.jpeg)

- **Name it anything you want-**  

- **Now just open it whenever you want to shut down your pc**

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/f/5/f5a7100640d948afcf08e80a1a5f327542836d94.jpeg)

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/d/6/d6cb364b9c533987deb129730f116d559e119169.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Dinesh\_Raja](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/dinesh_raja/32/25568_2.png) [@Dinesh\_Raja](https://onehack.st/u/Dinesh_Raja)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-enable-slide-to-shut-down/67625/2 "2020-01-30T17:02:43Z")

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Does it work on Windows 10 only  
i am using Windows 7  
it is not working in it

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**Author:** ![DevilDuck](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/devilduck/32/29698_2.png) [@DevilDuck](https://onehack.st/u/DevilDuck)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-enable-slide-to-shut-down/67625/3 "2020-01-30T18:53:17Z")

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I have tried it on win 10 only,  
I will check on other windows and then post the solution here.