When I use the controller with my 360 I can push that round button in the middle for a little longer then needed to pop up the dashboard and then it will show a side-menu with the options: Turn down console, turn down controller and cancel. But im not sure whether this would work on the pc, if it doesnt I guess removing the battery for a sec is your best option;)
Hi! I faced with that problem too, so I made a small app, that solves this problem. It watching for the GUIDE button in the background, and if you press for 2 seconds, it will ask for turn off the controller. You can download from here: http://djpety.nt-hosting.hu/XboxExt/
There is no OS level feature to do this in the current drivers. It -can- be done from inside some games through the Games For Windows Xbox Live interface but obviously that's not very helpful. As mentioned, it's not a required feature because it turns itself off after a few minutes of innactivity provided it's not connected to the Charge and Play cord.
As for removing the battery to force it off, that's actually as easy as pressing the button on the compartment and momentarily tipping it forward and then back into place. It's not like you have to flip the controller over, pop open the shell and pry out a AA. I've done this in the past without even thinking about it.
Otherwise, try the above poster's utility but I wouldn't worry about it. The timeout timer is pretty aggressive.
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