The
following is required to perform remote workstation shutdown:
- A Help Desk or Administrative account
- The machine name for the workstation to be rebooted
Procedures:
- Login with either a Help Desk or Administrative
account
- Open a Command
Prompt
- Select 'Start/Run
- Type 'cmd' into the 'Run' window
- Type in the Shutdown -f -m \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (xxx = IP address) -t 1 command
The following options are available:
- /L - Local shutdown
- /A - Aborts shutdown
(Can only be performed during the shutdown timer
- /R - Reboot machine after shutdown
- /T:xx - Sets the timer for system shutdown in
second
(Default is 20 seconds)· "msg" - Displays a message typed in by you
- /Y - Answers all prompts with a 'Yes' automatically
/C - Forces all open applications to close without saving changes. Be VERY careful when using this option because the user will lose any changes to documents being worked on. This is generally only used when the workstation is locked and the user cannot close the programs themselves.
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