- right-click on the desktop
- move your mouse-cursor to select/activate the New option on the pop-up menu
- left-click the Shortcut option on the side menu (under the Folder option)
- type C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows in the
Command line: dialogue box (of the Create shortcut window)
- left-click the [Next>] button (of the Create shortcut window)
- type SHUTDOWN (or any appropriate word/phrase) in the
Select a name for the shortcut: dialogue box (of the Select a Title for the Program window)
- left-click the [Finish] button (of the Select a Title for the Program window)
- right-click on the newly created icon (on the desktop)
- left-click the Properties option on the pop-up menu
- left-click the [Change icon...] button (of the Properties window)
- Browse/navigate (as needed) to locate and select an appropriate icon of your choice
- left-click the [OK] button (of the Change Icon window)
- left-click the [OK] button (of the Properties window)
- drag & drop the SHUTDOWN (shortcut) icon to the taskbar

Want an "appropriate icon?"
Click here to download a Stop Sign icon (filename: STOP.ico.zip),
or try one of the following:
