In case anyone really wants shutdown and restart buttons directly on the start screen and/or desktop, the process is the same as for previous versions of Windows. To create the shortcut(s):
1) Tap and hold on any open space on the desktop to pull up the right click equivalent context menu.
2) Choose new, then shortcut.
3) Type the following to create a shortcut that immediately shuts down the tablet: C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00. You change the -s to -r to create a restart shortcut.
4) For either shutdown or restart, change 00 to a numeric value to create a delay in seconds before the tablet shuts down or restarts.
5) Click next and then click finish. This will create a shortcut on the desktop.
6) If you then tap and hold on the shortcut, you can call up a context menu that will let you change the default icon.
7) Tap and hold on the shortcut again and select Pin to Start to add it to the start screen.
For reference, you can also create shortcuts for Windows functions such as sleep but you would need to look up the Windows commands.
Personally, I do not find this to be essential for me but I have heard a few supposed tech people floating around who have spread disinformation on the subject. Creating shortcuts on the desktop is the same as in any version of Windows. Any shortcut created on the desktop can then be pinned to the start screen, just as in Windows 8.
1) Tap and hold on any open space on the desktop to pull up the right click equivalent context menu.
2) Choose new, then shortcut.
3) Type the following to create a shortcut that immediately shuts down the tablet: C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 00. You change the -s to -r to create a restart shortcut.
4) For either shutdown or restart, change 00 to a numeric value to create a delay in seconds before the tablet shuts down or restarts.
5) Click next and then click finish. This will create a shortcut on the desktop.
6) If you then tap and hold on the shortcut, you can call up a context menu that will let you change the default icon.
7) Tap and hold on the shortcut again and select Pin to Start to add it to the start screen.
For reference, you can also create shortcuts for Windows functions such as sleep but you would need to look up the Windows commands.
Personally, I do not find this to be essential for me but I have heard a few supposed tech people floating around who have spread disinformation on the subject. Creating shortcuts on the desktop is the same as in any version of Windows. Any shortcut created on the desktop can then be pinned to the start screen, just as in Windows 8.