Launch PowerShell, type stop then tab, you should see Stop-Computer. If this flashy technique does not work, then just type this one simple command long-hand:
# PowerShell command to shutdown Windows Server 2012
Stop-Computer
shutdown utility. However, there is a little known switch to bring-up a GUI version of this command line utility.
# GUI method of using the built-in Shutdown command
Shutdown -i
Note: If you are going to use any of the Shutdown commands, the first switch to learn is -a. Shutdown -a meaning abort!
Pure Shutdown
I like to operate shutdown from within PowerShell.
# Shutdown the local Windows Server 2012 machine
Shutdown -s -m \\localhost
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