Can I Make The Shutdown Button ASK to shut down?

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  1. DJG
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    You could check out the system control gadgets - the one I use can be tailored to confirm powerful commands like shutdown.
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  3. Dinesh
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    Using the taskkill command as said by Antman, right click on the desktop and create a new shortcut adding this command. So now you have a new icon which will do the job for you instead of typing the command everytime. :)
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  4. spliff
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    Will alt + f4 shut down the com like the shut down tab?
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  6. Antman
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    spliff said:
    Will alt + f4 shut down the com like the shut down tab?
    ALT+F4 will close/shut down the window in focus. Yes, it will shut down windows.
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