Restart Windows with a Shortcut. Normally you restart Windows with the Shut Down command in the Start menu. You may want to create a desktop Shortcut to restart your computer. To create a restart Shortcut on your desktop: Create the RESTART.BAT file. Create the RESTART Shortcut. Configure the RESTART Shortcut.   To create the RESTART.BAT file: Use Explorer or My Computer to open the Windows folder. From the View menu, choose Options. The Options dialog box appears. Click the View tab. Uncheck the Hide MS-DOS checkbox. Click Apply. Right-click a clear area of the desktop. The context menu appears. Hold the mouse cursor over New. The cascading menu appears.   Click Text Document A new text document icon appears. Enter RESTART.BAT You are asked to confirm the Rename action. Click Yes. Check the Hide MS-DOS checkbox. Click OK to close the Options dialog box. Click RESTART.BAT and hold the mouse button down as you drag the icon to the Windows folder.   To create the RESTART Shortcut: Right-click the RESTART.BAT icon that you just created. The context menu appears. Click Create Shortcut. A Shortcut to RESTART.BAT is created. Click the Shortcut and hold the mouse button down as you drag the Shortcut to the desired location on the Windows desktop.   To configure the RESTART Shortcut. Right-click the RESTART Shortcut icon that you just created. The context menu appears. Click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears. Click the Program tab. Click Advanced. The Advanced Program Settings dialog box appears. Check the MS-DOS mode check box.   Uncheck the Warn before entering MS-DOS mode check box. Click OK. The Advanced Program Settings dialog box closes. Click OK.