How to shut down Windows 8.1 in the new update
The Windows 8.1 Update launched on Tuesday adds yet another way to shut down or restart your PC. How can you shut down Windows 8.1 with the latest update installed? Much more easily than in the past, thank you Microsoft. Windows 8 was dinged by complaints that the Shut Down and Restart commands were too hard to find. In response, Microsoft has since added a number of options for shutting down or rebooting your PC. The new Windows 8.1 Update adds yet another way, and this is the one Microsoft should have given us in the first place. First, make sure you've installed Tuesday's update to Windows 8.1 . To install it, launch the Charms bar, click the Settings icon, and then click Change PC Settings. At the PC Settings screen, click the setting for Update and recovery. Make sure the option for Windows Update is selected. Click the Check Now button and then the View Details link. If no new updates are available, then Tuesday's update has likely already been installed. If you...