Turn off keyboard shortcut: How to do it

To turn off the computer, many use the mouse to click the "Shut Down" command in the Start menu. However, it is often not known that on both a Windows PC and a Mac, you can quickly and easily shut down the machine using a keyboard shortcut.

Key combination "Shutdown" on a Windows PC

You can use a key combination to turn off your computer without any detours.

1. To do this, first press "Alt + F4" simultaneously on the desktop, whereupon a dialog box appears.
2. The existing menu is preset to "Shutdown", which is why a simple press of the Enter key is now sufficient to turn off.
3. With this key combination, you also close programs that you are currently actively using.
4. To close all applications and then turn off the PC, simply press this key combination multiple times.

Turn off key combination on a Mac

Before turning off, you should make sure that open applications have been closed and documents have been saved. To shut down your Mac using a key combination, simultaneously press the "Cmd", "Alt", "ctrl" keys and the "eject" key at the top right of the Apple keyboard. This combination will now shut down the Mac automatically. Alternativ gelangen Sie über die Tastenkombination „ctrl + eject“ zum Dialogfenster, in dem Sie zwischen Herunterfahren, dem Ruhezustand oder einem Neustart wählen können.