Software Download: restart or shut down a remote computer and document the reason using the Windows interface

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

To restart or shut down a remote computer and document the reason using the Windows interface

Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and click Command Prompt.
Type shutdown /i to display the Remote Shutdown dialog box (Shutdown.exe).
Under Computers, click Add to enter computer names, or click Browse to open the Find Computers dialog box.
Under What do you want these computers to do, click Restart or Shut down.
Select the appropriate reason for the restart or shutdown from the list.

Note

If a comment is required, the OK button will not be available until you type at least one character in the text box.

Additional considerations

Another way to start Command Prompt is to click Start, click in the Search box, type cmd, and press ENTER.
The Remote Registry service must be enabled on the remote computer for Shutdown Event Tracker to record information.
To shut down or restart a remote computer, the Remote Administration and Windows Management Instrumentation firewall exceptions must be enabled on the remote computer.

Using a command line

Membership in the Administrators group, or equivalent, on the remote computer is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

To restart or shut down a remote computer and document the reason using the command line

Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and click Command Prompt.
Type shutdown /[r|s] /m \\ComputerName /c "Comment" /d [u|p] <xx>:<yy> and then press ENTER.

For more detailed

information about the shutdown command and additional options, type shutdown /? at the command prompt.

Additional considerations

Another way to start Command Prompt is to click Start, click in the Start Search box, type cmd, and press ENTER.
The Remote Registry service must be enabled on the remote computer for Shutdown Event Tracker to record information.
To shut down or restart a remote computer, the Remote Administration and Windows Management Instrumentation firewall exceptions must be enabled on the remote computer.