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===Microsoft Windows and ReactOS===

[[File:Shutdown Options 7.png|200px|thumb|Shutdown options have been moved from a separate dialog box to the [[start menu]], in [[Windows Vista]] and later versions of Microsoft Windows. The above is from [[Windows 7]] (this has now moved to the same window in [[Windows 10]]).]]

In [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[ReactOS]], a PC or server is shut down by selecting the <tt>{{mono|Shutdown</tt>}} item from the [[Start menu]] on the desktop. Options include shutting down the system and powering off, automatically restarting the system after shutting down, or putting the system into [[standby mode|stand-by mode]].

Just like other operating systems, Windows has the option to prohibit selected users from shutting down a computer. On a home PC, every user may have the shutdown option, but in computers on large networks (such as [[Active Directory]]), an administrator can revoke the access rights of selected users to shut down a Windows computer. Nowadays there are many software utilities which can automate the task of shutting down a Windows computer, enabling automatic computer control. The Windows Shutdown website lists various software utilities to automate the task of shutting down.