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This guide shows you how to use the shutdown command and its various switches to shutdown, restart, or logoff local or networked computers from the command prompt, dialog window, or batch file.
This guide shows you how to use the shutdown command and its various switches to shutdown, restart, or logoff local or networked computers from the command prompt, dialog window, or batch file.
What can the shutdown command do?
The shutdown command can be use via the command prompt, the remote shutdown dialog window, or in a batch file. You can logoff, shutdown, or restart a computer with this tool. You can even set the shutdown tool to perform a task at a certain time on certain days and to many computers at one time using a batch file.
This is a good tool to easily shutdown or restart lots of computers on a network at one time. It can also be handy for helpdesk technicians when fixing remote computers.
Shutdown Command via Dialog Window
Typing commands in a DOS window is not what most computer users want to fool with so I'm going to start by showing you how to use the dialog window to use the shutdown tool.
To open the dialog window click start, click run, type cmd and press enter. A black DOS looking window will open. Type shutdown -i and press enter. A window similar to the one below will popup.
Under computers type the network name of the computer you want to shutdown, restart, or logoff. In this example I will use \\yourcomputer. You can use your computer's name to try the commands on your computer if you like.
If you don't know a computers name right click my computer, select properties, select the computer name tab. Your computer name is listed next to full computer name.
To send these commands to other computers across your network you need to have administrative privileges on those computers. An easy way to see if you have administrative privileges on a networked computer is to try browsing to it. Click start, click run, type \\yourcomputer (replace yourcomputer with your computer's name of course) and press enter. If you are able to access the computer you will be able to send shutdown commands to it. If you get asked for a password or it denies access you don't have administrative privileges and you won't be able to send shutdown commands to that computer.
In this example I'm going to shutdown computer \\yourcomputer on my network. Before it shuts down it's going to show a message for 20 seconds.
The first thing you need to do is add which computer you want to shutdown. Click add and type your computer name in the add computers box.
You can send the command to multiple computers by pressing enter after the name of each computer and typing the name of the next computer on the next line. Each computer needs to be on its own line.
Click OK when you are finished adding the computer(s) you want to send the command to.
Under what do you want these computers to do: tell it to shutdown, restart, or logoff.
If you want a box to popup on the computer(s) you are sending the command to that lets them know the computer is about to shutdown, restart, or logoff in X many seconds leave warn users of the action checked off. If you want to change how many seconds to countdown before performing the action you can change that next to seconds.
You can tell a user on the computer you are about to perform the action on why you are performing that action by typing your message in under comment.
Click OK to send the command to the computer(s).
If you get an error when sending the command it will look like the one below.
Shutdown Command via Command Prompt
The shutdown command becomes more flexible and automated when used from the command prompt. To run the shutdown command from the command prompt, go to start, run, type cmd, and press enter. In the black box (the command prompt) type shutdown and the switches you want to use with the shutdown command. You have to use at east one switch for the shutdown command to work.
The Switches
The shutdown command has a few options called switches. You can always see them by typing shutdown -? in the command prompt if you forget any of them.
-i: Display GUI interface, must be the first option
-l: Log off (cannot be used with -m option)
-s: Shutdown the computer
-r: Shutdown and restart the computer
-a: Abort a system shutdown
-m \\computername: Remote computer to shutdown/restart/abort
-t xx: Set timeout for shutdown to xx seconds
-c "comment": Shutdown comment (maximum of 127 characters)
-f: Forces running applications to close without warning
-d [u][p]:xx:yy: The reason code for the shutdown u is the user code p is a planned shutdown code xx is the major reason code (positive integer less than 256) yy is the minor reason code (positive integer less than 65536)
Please note: I've noticed using a switch with a – sign doesn't work sometimes. If you are having trouble try using a / in place of – in your switches.
shutdown –m \\computername –r –f This command will restart the computer named computername and force any programs that might still be running to stop.
shutdown –m \\computername –r –f –c "I'm restarting your computer. Please save your work now." –t 120 This command will restart the computer named computername, force any programs that might still be running to stop, give to user on that computer a message, and countdown 120 seconds before it restarts.
shutdown –m \\computername –a This command will abort a previous shutdown command that is in progress.
Using a Batch File
You can create a file that performs the shutdown command on many computers at one time.
In this example I'm going to create a batch file that will use the shutdown command to shut down 3 computers on my home network before I go to bed.
Open notepad and type the shutdown command to shut down a computer for each computer on the network. Make sure each shutdown command is on its own line. An example of what should be typed in notepad is below.
shutdown –m \\computer1 –s
shutdown –m \\computer2 –s
shutdown –m \\computer3 -s
Now I'll save it as a batch file by going to file, save as, change save as type to all files, give the file a name ending with .bat. I named mine shutdown.bat. Pick the location to save the batch file in and save it.
When you run the batch file it'll shutdown computer1, 2, and 3 for you.
You can use any combination of shutdown commands in a batch file. I just used the one above as an example.
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hello,why when i try to restart other network computer in command prompt will dispaly "ACCESS DENIED"…plz tell me how to settle this problem..tq
ya you can do it easily if u know that systems password which u want to restart you can easily restart network computer……
so what do u mean by that? becuase i get the same error message.
so what if we do know the password? how do we put it into the command?
That will be a sorry,cause you have to be an Administrator.
"The network patch was not found" i have this display and cannt be shutdown another pc on network, Answer???
no, you can't shutdown any system using this trick., if you are an admin you can do this., if you are not sneak in it ur frend pc and on the control panel in admintool there will be a setting called local policy click it and ->local policy -> user rights assignment -> force shutdown, select it and default will be admin u have to chose everyone.,., then you are done you can shutdown that from anyware
how to select as default i dont understand you?
i have the same question
Check this answer, I believe that's the reason. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110309122937AAMnqzQ
Hijacking the top comment to say that if your PC's follow a naming convention like computer1, computer2…computer30 then you can script this without writing a batch file.
for /l %a in (1,1,30) do shutdown /r /t 00 /m \\computer%a
That is a lowercase L in the "for /L." The only problem is that if your computers are named computer01 then you have to do the first 9 in a separate line:
for /l %a in (1,1,9) do shutdown /r /t 00 /m \\computer0%a
Scripting is fun!
Could you please explain your code here:
for /l %a in (1,1,30) do shutdown /r /t 00 /m \\computer%a
or we need to list down all computers name in (computer.txt) file.
Thank in advance.
I believe the answer to your problem is very simple.
If you make sure the computer you are using, and the target computer have the same username and password, and are both admin accounts, it will work. Both computers must require a username and password, and those should both be identical.
I have also had an instance when this didn't work, and rather bizarrely, when i changed both profile pictures to be the same, it worked.
I then simply use >start >run cmd, and use the following format :
shutdown -r -f -t 00 -m \\remotename
shutdown -r -f -t 00 -m 192.168.13.44
I have found it makes things simpler if you make sure -m is last
-r = restart
-f = force
-t 00 = reboot in 0 seconds
-m = remote computer
\\remotename = the name of the pc to be rebooted.
you can also make a batch file by simply making a one line text file containing the command above, and saving it with a .bat extension, for example remoteboot.bat
I hope this helps. :O)
am too this Display ACCESS DENIED (5)
Remember that this is for domains, not workgoups.
how can i repair in work group?
I run my laptop on a wireless network connection and process files from my desktop PC that is located on the second floor of the building. For some unknown reason my files become unreadable and the only cure is to reboot the desktop PC.
I discovered that even though the files cannot be read I can successfully ping the desktop PC from my laptop. Ah Ha! I can use the remote shutdown to restart the Dedesktop PC. WRONG! 'Access Denied'. Next I checked to see if when the desktop PC files are not accessable from my laptop then can the desktop PC access files on my laptop. The answer was no.
I'm a hack programer so I wrote an application with a periodic timer function that runs in the background on the desktop and uses next to no CPU time. I placed a text file in C:\Users (Windows 7 Professional) and when the desktop PC cannot access that text file then the application that is running in the background shells shutdown /r /f /t 00 and the desktop restarts itself.
That might not be best way to accomplish my goal but it's a 'forsure' method for restarting the desktop PC. The desktop PC is running Windows XP Professional and while XP is less secure than Windows 7 it still does not like to be messed with.
If you would like a copy of the program then I can re-write it as a vbScript file so that you can open the file in Notepad and be able to read exactly what is going on.
The user account on your computer doesn't have administrative rights on the networked computer.
Try adding the user account of your computer on the networked computer and give it administrative rights.
How do you add the user account of your computer on the networked computer and give it administrative rights? I'm trying to remotely shut down an XP Home from a Vista Home Basic through a wireless connection.
How can I add my account to have administrative rights Please let me know.
How can I add the user account of your computer on the networked computer and give it administrative rights?
On the computer you want to shut down remotely, you need to go to control panel/administrative rights/local security policy/local policies/user rights assignment, and then double click "force shutdown from a remote system" then add the user "Everyone" (without quotes) to the list. You also need to do the same for the "Shut down the system" and "access this computer from the network" options.
After that it should work flawlessly.
control panel/administrative tools/local security policy/local policies/user rights assignment.
I meant to put tools, my bad.
Hey, thanks for your answer, but it still doesn't work. I believe the problem is that I'm using a Workgroup and "shutdown" only works for Domains. I installed psshutdown and I was able to shutdown the computer but only after disabling UAC so I'll just continue shutting down with Remote Desktop.
Hey Dale.
Thanks for this post – worked (as stated) flawlessly!
However, instead of changing the user rights police to everyone, can I change it to just me.
E.g. Only allow my computers name ALEX-8234 to control the PC.
Is it possible to shutdown a computer that isn't on your server, from your computer, through the command prompt?
no, mostly because you won't have administrator's rights over the computer. The only way to do something like that is to use telnet, connecting you to computer, signing in, then shut it down, or Remote Desktop Connection and do the same thing. {hope this helps :) }
What do you mean by "isn't on your server"?
As long as you're logged in with a user that has Admin privileges on the remote computer you can shut it down from the command prompt.
all of the PC's on my network have a default admin account. When I sign into this account on my PC and try to shut a PC down remotely I still get access denied. What else can I do to get this to work?
Maybe I'm not making this clear enough. Let me try to explain this again.
The computer sending the shutdown command to a networked computer needs to be logged in as a user with administrative privileges on the computer receiving the shutdown command in order for the shutdown command to work. The user name and password have to match on both computers.
For example: Computer A wants to send a shutdown command to computer B across a network. Computer B has a user account called Administrator with a password of letmein. In order for computer A to be able to successfully send the shutdown command to computer B computer A must be logged in as Administrator with the password letmein .
How do you link the two accounts? or do they just have to be named the same without any literal correlation. Such as comp a has user 123 with password pass and comp b just so happens to have the same user name and password
Thank you for this detail explanation! In order for me to do this, I have to add a new account with username/password that has administrative privilege on computer B into my computer A.
I am just wondering why the shutdown command itself doesn't accept username/password for the computer B.
Thank you vary much, Mr. Brent Trahan.
Your explanation for remote or batch command shut down is clear enough to understand & it is vary useful for me to do auto remotely PC shut down.
Thanks again.
ok the only thing i want to know is that how do i give the other pc a network administrative rights??
make this a batch file AND execute it to make an administrator account.
@echo off
net user username password /add
goto admin
@echo off
net localgroup administrators username /add
where it says username and password put whatever you choose
hi, my problem is it asks for a network path. how would i find this?
When are getting error network path is not found then
have to start messenger service so it will solve this problem.
Hi,,, i would like to suggest you ,,, to check your windows firewall status ,,,just disable the windows firewall from the control panel,,
and try to open the network pc..
all of the PC's on my network have a default admin account. When I sign into this account on my PC and try to shut a PC down remotely I still get access denied. What else can I do to get this to work?
i tried this procedure also
Computer A wants to send a shutdown command to computer B across a network. Computer B has a user account called Administrator with a password of letmein. In order for computer A to be able to successfully send the shutdown command to computer B computer A must be logged in as Administrator with the password letmein .
all of the Computer on my network have a default admin account. When I sign into this account on my Computer and try to shut a Computer down remotely I still get access denied. What can i do?
i tried this procedure also
Computer A wants to send a shutdown command to computer B across a network. Computer B has a user account called Administrator with a password of letmein. In order for computer A to be able to successfully send the shutdown command to computer B computer A must be logged in as Administrator with the password letmein .
all of the Computer on my network have a default admin account. When I sign into this account on my Computer and try to shut a Computer down remotely I still get access denied. What can i do?
i tried every procedure but it is impossible
all of the Computer is on my network have a adminstrator account. When I sign into this account on my Computer and try to shutdown a Computer remotely I still get access denied. What can i do?
i tried every procedure but it is impossible
Make sure the messenger service is enabled on all the computers you want to shutdown. control panel\Administrator/services
all of the Computer is on my network have a adminstrator account. When I sign into this account on my Computer and try to shutdown a Computer remotely I still get access denied. What should i do?
i tried every procedure but it is impossible
do u have to type in the "1 2 and 3" in the \\computersname if u want to shutdown more than one at a time?
heres what u said:
shutdown –m \\computer1 –s
shutdown –m \\computer2 –s
shutdown –m \\computer3 -s
so do u need those numbers in there? or do u just need the computer names?
Just the computer name will be fine.
But it is saying Access Denied…..what should i do?
you can't.,., you need to be an administrator to do this., or you can change some simple settings on the other system., then it'll work
Computer1, computer2, and computer3 are examples of computer names on a network.
Replace computer1, computer2, and so on with the names of computers on your network. Examples: Bedroom, Livingroom, FileServer.
I cannot get the -c switch to work.
I have used <> in the command line and as a scheduled task. The comments don't work in either, but it works correctly otherwise. ie It shuts down at the correct time with the correct wait period.
also, when trying to use a .bat the command is entered hundreds of times in an infinite loop.
I am using XP professional.
You need to place your comments in "quotation marks" not <>.
What is in your batch file? Type it out here exactly.
oops, I used double <'s to enclose what I had in the command line and it killed it all. It should say "shutdown -s -f -t 120 -c "This computer will shutdown in 2 minutes. Save your work""
my batch file is
shutdown -s -f -t 120 -c "This is a test"
I created a batch file with
shutdown -s -f -t 120 -c "This is a test"and it worked on my Vista PC.
Try replacing the – with / in the command and let me know.
shutdown /s /f /t 120 /c "This a test" still results in an infinite loops in the batch. I think using a timer might not work for batches.
In the command line it works, but there is still no comment.
I've just noticed that a separate window appears for an instant when using the command line. I suspect that window has the comment in it but for some reason it closes instantly.
do not name your batch file shutdown.bat if you use the shutdown command. It will reference itself and create the infinite loop you experience.
Add another line to your batch file and type
After the command is run it will pause and let you see any errors in the DOS prompt.
well i did all u said to all the people but iam getting something that says "failed to connect to registry" what do i do is it just the connection bad or what? plz help
Also for messages i do * and then enter and type whatever but after i press enter it sends me to the net help whats wrong?
pause in the .bat file seems to do nothing.
a simple .bat consisting of only
works fine though.
I tried shutdown -s -t 120 -c "testing"|pause in the command line. It shows the message "press any key to continue…" like expected, but does not actually pause the program. (the | operator may not do what I think it does in windows)
The instantly appearing and disappearing box is with the command line only; the batch file shows the command line window but continually scrolls E:\Documents and settings\bert\Desktop\shutdown -r -t 120 -c "testing"
I am beginning to think there is some seemingly unrelated setting somewhere that is interfering with things.
You should only have one line in your batch file that goes exactly like so:
shutdown -s -f -t 120 -c "This is a test"
Don't use |.
If you want to pause the batch file to see any errors type two lines like so:
shutdown -s -f -t 120 -c "This is a test"
That's what I have. I used the | in the command line only.
the remote computer on my network has multiple user accounts; 1 guest, 2 admin accounts which are password protected and 1 admin account which is not password protected, i have an admin account on my pc which is password protected, what do i need to do to shut down the other pc from my own??
You need to be logged in with an admin account on your local computer that has the exact name and password (if any) as the remote computer you're trying to shut down.
I am having issues with this and I cannot figure out why. I'm running a large closed network with 1 server and 15 clients. I want to use a batch file to restart all of the clients at once rather than me going all around the building and restarting them one at a time.
The server is logged in as Administrator and has access to all of the clients. The clients all use an account called CG_user. They all still do however have an Administrator account as well which uses the exact same password as the server's administrator account.
When I use the remote shutdown command I get simply get the message that access was denied. What am I missing here?
It seems like it should work to me. What version of server and clients are you using?
Server is running Windows Server 2003, clients are on XP pro.
I also have been trying to experiment with this in the office over a closed network of 3 other computers, all logged in as Administrator with the same passwords, and mine as well…and I STILL get "Access is Denied." What am I missing!?!? All computers are capable of accessing eachother's files, remote desktop, etc, but remote shutdown is not possible! Very frustrating.
Do you have a firewall on any of the computers?
what i didn't get still is: why it keeps saying to me Access is Denied, when still trying to shutdown remote computers with the same OS, the same admin account, and the same password, as the computer i am sending the command from…? it works, on all other computers in the room, except 4 of them… so i got it working for almost all computers in the room
…and i don't know why, if i write a batch file… it keeps disregarding my options, meaning if i say: "-r -f" … it will only shutdown it without forcing application quit, and NO restart, just shutdown?????????
this is an example of my batch file, (just like if i would write a command in the command promt):
shutdown -m \\room106-pc12 -r -f
I've come across computers that had software that wasn't letting them shut down until it was properly closed or logged out. Check and see if you have any of that going on.
Can you run the shutdown command locally on the 4 computers that don't shutdown with the batch file?
shutdown -m \\Laptop1a -s -f
why doesnt tis work
i think i have the admin rights cos i can acces the folders on that laptop if i do Start|Run|laptop1a
Just because you can access a folder doesn't mean you have admin rights.
Is there any command to remotely logoff a user from the machine.
I do not understand. I went to run typed CMD and then i typed: shutdown -i after i typed that i added a computer and when i clicked log off it logged me off my computer instead of my other computer??? did i do something wrong?
Hi brent! I love your tutorial, but I have quite a few problems. Please send me an email at [email protected] with an IM address so I can explain them in length and get a quick reply. Thanks brent!
@ rakesh: Yeap, look under the switches section of this guide.
@ austin: You can't log off a remote computer.
@ giacjr: Use the contact page to send me an e-mail about your problem and I'll see what I can do.
regarding Bert's problem with the loop.
Try to rename the commandfile to something different from "shutdown".
I was having the same problem as Bert, with running batch file through the scheduled task resulting in infinite loops repeating the message I included in the shutdown command. Using RolfW's suggestion of renaming the batch file worked perfectly. I renamed the batch file to TurnOff.bat, and all tested perfectly.
For all of you getting the 'Access denied' message, you need ntrights.exe (for Home Edition) to edit XP's security policy. (If you have the pro version you can do it with run>secpol.msc> Force shutdown from a remote system.)
The command would be (run>cmd)
ntrights -u Guest +r SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege
If the guest account isn't active use
ntrights -u Interactive +r SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege
I can't provide the registry entry because I don't know where the 'User Rrights Assignment' entries are stored.
ntrights can be found at
dear thnanks for this fantatistic post but i have windows 2000 professional, when i type shudown -i in ms dos prompt it says it did not recognize command intenal or external what may be the reason moreover is it only for win xp.
what abt win2000 its not working shows not recognize as internal or external dos command
This command isn't included with win2000.
I was getting an access denied as well. However, when I went to the NetBIOS name (\\computername) it gave me an access denied because the clock was not synchronized with the primary domain controller. If you cannot access the machine using NetBIOS the shutdown command will not work. Just something to check for the people experiencing access denied.
\\IP address — works as well as the name
Thanks for that tip Robert.
can you shut down a computer with vista from a computer with xp?
I am trying to use this command as a batch file on my server. I want to be able to set it up as a sheduled task for the evening, so when i go home i know that any computer still on will be shut down by say 7pm. When i test with the script nothing happens. What am i doing wrong.
Does command shutdown can be use on local PC with User account or only with Administrator rights? I'm using XP Home edition and don't have to much possibilities.
I'm tryed to shutdown PC with batch file or planned task
with user right doesn't work. Is anyone could help?
I trying to perform the following through a batch file and everything works fine, the only question I have is why don't machines shutdown if they are locked? Shutdown does not occur if a workstation is locked.
Try adding the -f switch to shutdown locked computers.
Ok, I have an administrative account on my computer. I do not know if i have an administrative account on my network. How do i get admin privlages on my network? And how do i get rid of Acces denied? MY computer im using to shut the other computer off is Vista. The PC taking the remote shutdown is XP. Why do i get access denied?
Lets say the administrative account on your XP computer is called User and the password is password. In order for the shutdown command to work, the user on your Vista computer must have the account name of User with the password password also.
where can i find admin account?? working on win 98???
This command isn't included with win98???
Windows 98 users type the following in the DOS box:
RUNDLL32 SHELL32.DLL,SHExitWindowsEx n
Where n is replaced by a number from the list below:
0 Logoff
1 Shutdown
2 Reboot
4 Force
8 Poweroff (if supported by the hardware)
An example command to reboot a Windows 98 machine would be:
RUNDLL32 SHELL32.DLL,SHExitWindowsEx 2
I was just wondering i'm a teacher at a school and we have computers in our library. I have been seeing students on sites that they are not suppose to be on. So can I shutdown thier computer from mine? All the computers are in the same network. Is that all I need is the computers full name.
my pc restarts when i shut it down…..
if i click on the turn off button it automatically restarts…..
tell me what to do
Windows 98 users type the following in the DOS box:
RUNDLL32 SHELL32.DLL,SHExitWindowsEx n
Where n is replaced by a number from the list below:
0 Logoff
1 Shutdown
2 Reboot
4 Force
8 Poweroff (if supported by the hardware)
An example command to reboot a Windows 98 machine would be:
RUNDLL32 SHELL32.DLL,SHExitWindowsEx 2
That won't work across a network. Only the shutdown command.
what command will work across a network?? i try the remote shutdown dialog it won't work it say's access denied?
Can you give the command for windows 98 for how to shutdown network computer's!??
is it possible to shutdown a pc over the internet? The remote computer doesn't have a administrative password. I hope my questions will be answered. Thanks.
hello,why when i try to shutdown other network computer in command prompt will dispaly "ACCESS DENIED"…plz tell me how to settle this problem..tq
Yes you can shutdown a computer over the internet but I highly discourage that, especially if the administrator account doesn't have a password. If you allow your computer to be shutdown from the internet you open up your computer to the world. It'll be hacked in no time.
To shutdown a computer across the internet you'll need a static IP address, and a router with the ability to forward ports. Most people with residential internet don't have a static IP.
For the case of VISTA network, although you have the same account in the remote computer with administrator privileges, if the remote computer has UAC enabled then you'll get "access denied". Disable UAC from the remote computer and send the command as explained in this thread.
By the way, the UAC must be disabled from the remote computer account with the same name that you are trying to shutdown from your local computer.
i want for u that my local user give time for work after the time complte then the computer shutdown (pc)give time the pc is start only
Try setting up time limits.
it says the network path was not found
Dear Brent,
First of all I would like to compliment you on answering all questions people ask you. Great job!
My question is: I want to shutdown 72 computers by batch. I created batchfiles containing 10 computers to shutdown. But, when a computer is not turned on, the batchfile, or rather the shutdown command, will wait for appr. 1 minute before proceeding to the next computer.
Is there a way of minimizing that delay time?
Not that I know of. I'll check on that for you Wim.
I'm still not having any luck trying to restart a VISTA machine from an XP box.
I shut off UAC and the firewall on VISTA.
Created a user with the same name on the XP box.
I'm still getting the Access Denied message when sending the shutdown command from a command window.
did I miss something?
I haven't had a chance to test this on Vista yet, but a previous comment on this guide says UAC needs to be turned off in order for the shutdown command to work. I'll check on this when I get a chance.
Ok, I'm still having trouble with this. I do everything exactly you said and everything works, except when i type in the computer name of the computer i want to shutdwon it still doesn't work. i go to add computer and type in \\(the computer name) then press ok do everything i want and press ok and it says failed. what do i do? do i take of the period at t he end if the computer name has a period? I do have administration rights on this computer i even went to start>run>\\(my computer name) and it works. Please help me out
i have 50 pc in my network all in domain but not login in domain all login in administrator.so can i do the remote shutdown or restart any pc…..
Sure. As long as the administrator account on all 50 PCs use the same password as the computer you're using to remotely shut them down.
well when i try to shutdown a second computer in the network it says the network path was not found and i think im typing it right im typing shutdown -m //mycomputer -s and when i try to do shutdown -i it says failed and i dont know how to change the passwords so could someone please help me???
how do i shutdown the computer in the command prompt without bringing up the remote shutdown window?
Look under the section "Shutdown Command via Command Prompt".
I have been doing some of my own research on this item and thought I would share my findings. I have seen quite a few posts "My user name and password are IDENTICAL for both machines but I still get 'Access Denied'!" The problem my be corrected by a registry change. See the steps below; I have 2 PC's and a server at home running Vista/XP/Server 2003 and about 4 more XP machines running under VMWare and the shutdown command worked for all of them after changing this entry in the registry.
1) Start – Run – CMD
2) Type "Regedit" in 'Open' dialog box; hit enter
3) In the registry editor navigate to:
My Computer/hkey_local_machine/system/currentcontrolset/control/lsa (ensure you SELECT the 'Lsa' folder)
4) find the entry for "forceguest"
5) This entry will probably read "1" (either Hex or Decimal); change the entry to "0"
Hope this resolves the issue for some of you out there. It works great for me and I'm planning to write a script to shut down all the machines at once.
this proeblem has nothing to do with the UAC on a vista computer
actually i've got one computer running vista and another one with xp
no problem to remote shutdown the vista (even with firewall and UAC)
but i'm having a problem on the other way, can't figure it out
the xp computer would not turn off by the vista
access denied, eventhough i tried all your solutions…. nothing works for me….
i'm giving up…..
as i said i was just about to give up…… when i came across with a solution somewhere….
you can manualy add the user with the privilege to force a remote shutdown….
on the computer you are about to turn off:
Open Administrative Tools \ "Local Security Settings". Navigate to Security Settings \ Local Policies \ User Rights Assignment. Double-click "Force shutdown from a remote system" in the right pane. Click "Add User or Group". and add the computer that runs the remote shutdown command. make sure to do the checking.
that works for me!
hope its good for some people here…
In referance to the remote shutdown. I found if you edit the local policy to allow selected users to shutdown the system you can accomplish the remote reboot option. I also added the shutdown.exe to the system32 folder. For testing I just added the everyone group to the local policy of the system. I know huge security risk but it works. I ran the following line:
shutdown -m \\computername -r -f -d p:2:4
The -d p:2:4 is for the 2003 servers and it won't cause issues with 2000 servers, this enters a planned shutdown entry for the gui that pops up on the 2003 servers after a reboot.
you could use:
shutdown -m \\computername -r -t 30 -f -d p:2:4 -c "this computer will reboot in 30 seconds"
You should be able to find the shutdown file on an 2003 server and copy to a 2000 server, just to keep the batch file simple.
Another tip is you can type the comands in a word document, hit enter at the end of each command line. You can then copy and paste the infomation to a comand prompt and it will run each line in the sequence they were typed in the word doc. Just rember to hit enter after every command you want to run in the word doc.
I just read tees post.
You can use my earlier posted method. The command to shutdown teh computer would be:
shutdown -m \\computername -f -d p:2:4
This will force the open applications to close and shutdown the computer.
The better option would be:
shutdown -m \\computername -r -f -d p:2:4
This reboots the remote box and forces the applications closed, both of these do not display any kind of window.
i need help…i cant seem to use this guide. when i try to access the host pc from the network a password is being asked…but there's no password in admin account of the host PC…how can i fix this…thanks…
Use Administrator as the user account and leave the password blank.
there are domain server and my pc is full admin rights . but i will shutdown any pc in my network but the arrer show. "the natwork path wad not found and access is denied"
plz provied me solucation.
dear sir
The below commend is used to locally shutdown
Windows 98 users type the following in the DOS box:
RUNDLL32 SHELL32.DLL,SHExitWindowsEx n
Where n is replaced by a number from the list below:
0 Logoff
1 Shutdown
2 Reboot
4 Force
8 Poweroff (if supported by the hardware)
An example command to reboot a Windows 98 machine would be:
RUNDLL32 SHELL32.DLL,SHExitWindowsEx 2
This is execuite my question is how can you shutdown 98 PC's in Remotely
I want to shutdown only the logged in users in the domain. I also want to get the list of the logged clients in the domain.
I want my users to have the option to abort the remote shutdown how can i do this? this is my batch file that works fine but can't seem to get the -a option going
shutdown -m \\computer1 -s -f
Your users would have to open the command prompt and type shutdown -a.
i tried using ure shutdown -i command and after i press ok i get this error on my command promp sayin… the network path was not found..? what am i suposed to do to fix it? and i do have admin rights on that computer
My son put a disk in my computer.Then he didn't shut it off properly.When turned on the screen it 'ts black with white writing on it , saying disk reading error. I followed the instructions,yet nothing happened. I can't get the menu to come up.I pressed f8 and others and Ivé turned it on and off as fast as I can.I'm in my 50s and new to this. Can you help me in a way I can understand? Thank you very much,Kathy.(I don't mean that I have to understand you,, only what to press to fix the problem- no hightech words )
Try removing the disk and turn the computer back on.
Just sharing my experience with remote shutdown on WindowsXP Pro. First, in my case at least, the username and password does not have to be the same on both machines. I first used the command:
shutdown -m \\computer -r -f
and I received the Access Denied message. Relizing I was not being asked for a username and password I used Network Place and browsed to the machine I was wanting to shutdown, double clicked the icon, and then I was asked for username and password. Upon entering a valid name/password for the remote computer the above command worked like a champ.
Basically, if you can browse anything on the remote computer, and you signed in using an account with admin rights, the above command should work.
I have a server running xp home sp3 with apachie2.2 server running and a workstation running xp pro sp3. On the server I have automated several routine tasks such as synctoy to update my network website from my workstation and ccleaner to clean the temps and also defragging all drives in that order even got it all to append to a log file on my workstation so I can monitor the progress of the updates and what not. Setup in the bios of the workstation timed and date to startup to allow all this to happen in the wee hours of the morning when I am less likely to be scripting or using the workstation.
I have read this entire thread from top to bottom 3 times trying all possible suggestions and still I get an access denied either way I try to use the shutdown command from server to workstation and workstation to server. Audviously I am missing something here. Also have read other threads in regards to this problem and still nothing seams to work. Oh except if I choose the computer that I am executing the command on. Then it works fine, which is useless to me.
I tried making a separate bat file on the machine to execute the shutdown command locally how ever like in one of the above comments I get an endless loop that I have to ctrl-c to stop. Thinking I could just call the second bat from the first.
I have tried everything. Even got chin deep in the Microsoft tek notes on this subject and trying to figure out the privileges and got no where. I can access either machine in any way threw the network but still no luck with the shutdown command.
This is Greek to me (I'm not Greek) perhaps you may shed some light on my issue and throw me a bone so to speak
Both computer have same user names and passwords logged in. both users are administrators. and also diabled all firewalls and virous software.
I am a rookie at this. I have read you entire thread. I want to make sure I understand before I start trying to shutdown remote computers. I am on a network with a Windows 2003 Server, a Windows 2000 terminal services server (RDP), 20 clients running XP Pro.
All my computers have an admin account with the same password.
Not all my users have administrative rights, but there is an administrative account on the computers. Any user can be logged on to the remote when this remote shutdown is run and they will be logged off and then the computer will be shut down correct? I will be running the remote shutdown from my 2003 server nightly at about 8:00 pm. I would like to restart them at about 6:30 am. Is that possible?
Why not just set up a batch file to run on each individual computer at a scheduled time? I know it would mean going to each computer and setting it up but I shouldn't have the Access Denied errors.
It's easier to maintain one big shutdown script than many shutdown scripts on a bunch of computers.
thanks for this
I connected a vpn client on a remote machine (wasn't thinking clearly) and couldn't re-connect to it or reboot it.
Logged in as an Admin on another machine and connected to the management console for the machine in question but the option to reboot was not available.
However, I was able to kill the process for the vpn client, allowing me to reconnect and reboot.
thanks for the info every one!
i used both regedit methods and the local security setting and remote shutdown is now working..
please help me in that
i want run the command file befor my pc is shutdown
and that file is for shutdown other pc at the same network
and when i try to do that from ( gpedit.smc )useing a shutdown scripts
its not working bec/ the pc is closeing all network services befor run the script file
please help
when i am trying to remotely shutdown the computer it says that th path is not found in your network
O.K. So I am trying to shut down my classmates computers over the school network. Can I somehow shut down their computer becuase I don't know their account name or password, but I know their computer name. We are on the same private network, so I figured this should work. PLEASE RESPOND
Im trying to shut down a Windows Vista Home basic PC from a Windows XP SP2 PC. When i give in the command: shutdown -s -f -m \\VistaPCName it says: "Network Path not found". When i try it from the Vista PC to the XP PC it says: "Error (5): Access Denied" As far is I know there aren't any firewalls on either of the PC's. What's the problem?
Hi everyone, I saw a question before that asked how to turn off a computer via Internet and you replied saying thatis possible and that you need to have an static IP and a router that can forward ports, I have both and I need to do it, because I have a computer in one country and the other in a diferent country and sometimes Ineed to turn off or restart one of them, so I don't know if you can help me with this
How I can turn off the computer using Internet
Try creating a VPN – Hamachi (https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi2/) is a great little application which runs quite well.
Once you have created a VPN, use the VPN IP address of the computer you want to shutdown instead of the computer name.
I'm not sure which port(s) are used. Anyone know?
I was trying with the port 3210 and forwarding it to the computer I want to shutdown, but I was using a software (Poweroff) but it doesn't works, I don't know if there is another way to do it or maybe over the Internet I can shutdown a machine????
when i try to do it it say network path can not be found i can open there network threw run and everything the name is right but still cant shut it down
hi Brent Trahan, your explanations are very cleare and it works fine. but i have a software that accepts a remote user name and password if the name and/or password of the sender do not much. I want to send remote user name and password to shutdown. Any one can help me?
Exits software tools for easy and free make remote computer shutdown, one of the best software tools can be find here :
It works on windows vista OK, i have test it and it is exelent
Hi, is there any way to logoff the computer in a given time? example, if I want the computer to logoff automaticaly for me after 30minutes after I log on. Is it posible? tnx very much…
I have a Telnet server running on my Vista machine. When I telnet into the machine using NTLM to an Admin account, I get "Access is denied (5)" when trying to run the "shutdown /r" command. If I disable UAC on my host machine, the command will run, otherwise, I get the error. How do I run an elevated command prompt on Vista via telnet to an Admin account?
Thanks so much!
I am revisiting batch files since using them in win 98, I have got 2 pcs hooked up over network, one is vista and the othr is xp, I generally run the vista one but backup to the xp one however I want remote shutdown so when I finish backing up I can close the other pc down.
I have tried the various switches but to no effect, tried both -s -m and Shutdown /s /m [\\MARGARET] but still not working, if I run the batch I don't get any errors but the other pc is still on as I can browse the drives across the network.
Any suggestions?
Try shutdown /s /m \\MARGARET
Hi Everyone,
I found a work-around for my issue above.
1) Install the Telnet server (and, to test, the Telnet client) on your home Vista machine. See the following website for more details:
2) Create an account (for me, this was another Admin account) on your home Vista machine that is identical to your remote machine. Same user id, same password. I connect to my home Vista machine from my work XP machine.
Part II to follow…
i not able to restart remote computer with shutdown -m \\ Computer name -s
Access Denied reply in CMD
what should i do to restart my LAN Local PC
i not able to restart remote computer with shutdown -m \\ Computer name -s
Access Denied reply in CMD
what should i do to restart my LAN Local PC
I am trying to use a bat file to shutdown a remote machine through shutdown script but not executing, same file is working in double click
command is shutdown -m \\computername -s
Hello Brent,
if the problem with the static IP it should not work with double click too.
Any suggestion??
Thank you
if you get access denied message, then try using the real administrative account on the computer you want to shutdown. To do so, just type
net use \\computername /user:admin-username
at the command prompt. replace admin-username with username that have administrative privileges in the computer. then you will be asked for password, type the password or leave it blank if that user doesn't have password. It worked for me.
[…] Can you see them on your network (in networked computers)? If so you can have some fun with this…. Or if they have any files or folders shared you can hop on to […]
um brent when i use shutdown-i it work until it closes and comes up in cmd as access denied how do i get around this?
Part II…
3) On your home Vista machine, I would highly recommend disabling the 'passwd' access option. See the following for more details:
After doing this, change someone (namely, you) could only connect to your Telnet server via NTLM authentication, which means that any hacker would need to know *both* your username and your password. IMHO, you could open up your telnet server to the World and be perfectly safe. Any potential hacker would not get any response when trying to connect to your Telnet server. For extra security, you could also change your Telnet port from 23 to some other port number.
4) Download the following program and store it in the "base" directory of the account that you created in Step 2:
5) If you need to reboot your home machine remotely and cannot connect to it via Remote Desktop, telnet to it and then run the following command:
Vista-ShutdownTimer.exe NCH0IY
More command-line options are here:
You may try adding the 'F' option if the above command does not work.
6) Wait 5 (or 10, for me at least!) minutes and then reconnect to your home machine via Remote Desktop!
Good morning, I have administrator rights on a computer that I brought home from work after having major surgery so I can do my work at home. My I.S. team has been over a week getting back to me on this issue…..HOW do I change my login server, so I can actually log in and get some work done? It keeps sayingmy username or PW is invalid, but I know its because the server doesnt match, and I cant go to (at least I thought it ws f10) command prompt and safe mode doesnt seem to do a thing. Any ideas that can help? I am desperate?! Thank u!
It's probably not going to let you log on because it can't contact the domain controller.
If you don't know the log on info for a local account on the computer you'll have to contact your IT people for help.
Helloo Everyone,
Can some one tell me how to logoff remote desktops forcely by using batch.
If any one is logged in to any remote machines i need to forcely logoff those users by running any batch. There are nearly some 50 remote machines.
my requirement:
every friday we used to do code push in to the remote desktops some times some users will be using the remote desktops. I need to logoff those users at once by running any batch.
Can some one tell me how to do this by using batch??
It will be very thankfull if some one answer for this question.
i will be waiting for reply
thanks in advance.
Hey, Bats are easy… and effective on computers that allow them…
This is a rough idea and the easiest way to do it:
type in
start shutdown.exe -m \\computername -m \\computername2 -s -c "This computer is about to be logged off. Please save your work. You have approximately 3 minutes to save or you WILL lose your work." -t 180
then go to file, save as and type in a file name followed by .bat. eg. filename.bat
Then you change the .txt in the dropdown to all files. Then hit save. This show now be a batch file that runs fine… i might have some flaws but they are easily fixed.
I'm trying to remote shutdown a few computers through the GUI for the shutdown command(shutdown /i).
Only thing is, I enter the names of computers right, which is normally, NS*and tons of numbers here* and I make sure to put the "\\" infront of the name as well.
It says that the network path is wrong. So I'm using my Network scanner and getting all the names, but it isn't working right. And all the names are correct.
And I'm running from a standard user's account with strict limitations, which I think may be the limiting factor, but I'm running the cmd as the system I am currently working on.
Is it possible the server blocks all attempts to remote shutdown?
Also, can you use the computers IP address instead of the name? So instead of \\NShahahahaha, can I use \\74.74.74 etc?
The Author was incorrect in saying browsing to the computer via a UNC path will tell you if you have admin rights or not.
e.g. \\machinename (this does not tell you if you have local admin rights!!!!) Only tells you if the machine is on the network and dns functioning etc … you could view any shares from that location.
I can browse many to machines on the network i do not have local admin rights on.
I cannot view the administrative shares or any shares I have not been granted access to as these are controlled with NTFS permissions. By default local admin(s) only have access to this.
You can also have access to folders and shares without having local admin rights :)Just add the NTFS perms and viola!
So if I know the name of the computer, which I do, I could mount a drive on it via the net shares command and then take ownership of all the files on said computer?
Hi Lance,
Thanks for that particular clarification. I think you want the NTFS settings are separate because of security reasons: remote control software allows external users to access data that may be sensitive, and it also allows someone not sitting in front of a machine- including hackers, to possibly have access. Admin settings shouldnt be changeable very easily.
For those of you having trouble restarting or shutting down computer across a network, try this:
1. use the runas command. To do this, type runas /u:domainname\username "shutdown –r –t xx –f –m \\remotepcname", for example, runas /u:chicagotech\bob "shutdown –r –t xx –f –m \\ms-mvps". Note: domainname can be domain name, workgroup name or computer.
2. Alternatively, you may use this command: net use \\remotepcname password /u:domainname\username and then shutdown –r –t xx –f –m \\remotepcname.
3. If above commands don't work and you receive System error 67, make sure you type the correct commands and computer name. If you receive system error 53, make sure the Server service and Computer Browser service are running.
First, thanks for a great article! I really learned a lot :)
Just as an fyi, I had to create a .cmd file that contained:
for /f %%1 in (reboot.txt) do shutdown -m %%1 -r -f
(add options as needed, but the -r -f really need to stay in there)
then created reboot.txt in the same directory that contained all the pc's I need to reboot. Th problem arose when everyone just locks their pc instead of logging off and I push updates that need a reboot and their pc doesn't. This solved the problem (the warning was sent 3 times over the prior 3 days that there were patches going out and there would be a reboot). Hope this helps anyone else that needs to reboot even if a pc is locked.
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Thankx you
Program to scheduled shutdown and reboot computers. works with windows 7
I see where someone above asked if it was possible to force a logoff after a set amount of time. I have found information on an executable in the Windows2000 Resource kit called "soon.exe" but have yet to figure out exactly how to use it correctly to force a logoff. Does anyone have experience using soon.exe and, if so, how would you write a batch file to force a logoff after a set amount of time? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Windows Steady State will do timed logoffs:
I use it and it works great!
why when I do the remote shutdown to a computer that is on my network it says that it can't be found or i don't have admin power. I am the only admin for this computer
Here is what I did to be able to reboot a computer XP embeded not in a domain but in a workgroup with a Windows server 2008 sp2. User name are different on both machine and the server is on a domain and not the workstation.
run this command on the server from a dos box or the run field, this command also work in xp and windows 7
rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr
this will pop up a windows where I've been able to ADD the computer to who I want to reboot and the apropriate login information. In the connection field, type the computer name
user name = type a user name who is in the Administrators group of the computer you want to reboot, exemple: workgroup\username
workgroup is the name you find in the control panel, system, computer name, workgroup.
password, type the password of the previously entered user
leave the first radio button checked. In french it's Information d'identification d'ouverture de session Windows
then from the server that want to reboot a computer, type in a dos box WITH ADMIN RIGHT (type cmd.exe in the search field just above the Start icone bottom left, right click and run as administrator): shutdown /r /m \\computer /t 60 /d up:125:1
If this work you can go to the next step
Create a text file that contain one computer name per line save it as reboot.txt
create a file call rebootcomputer.bat. In it you need to write : for /f %%1 in (reboot.txt) do shutdown -m \\%%1 /r /t 60 /d up:125:1
Execute the rebootcomputer.bat file by right clicking it and select Run As Administrator. Remember it's a Win2008 SP2 server
To cancel a pending shutdown : shutdown /a /m \\computerName
you also need to have a shared folder on the hard drive and give the right to the user name used to shutdown. This folder can be empty!
how do i give the right to the user name to shutdown ?
im trying to shutdown my boyfriend computer i tryed the command promp and that didnt work he has three system on his computer he has xp, vista, and windows 7 so how can i shut it down from my computer ive tried everything it just wont work ive tried putting in ip address and the name of his computer nothing works please help me figure this out
nice. . .
great a topic.
i read from start until finish . .
so . . how conclusions about the shutdown with LAN connection .. . ?
We're using this one on our 550 school pcs and are very happy with it.
Hi. I have administrative privilages on my computer and i still cannot shutdown my downstairs computer. It says access denied (5) I can acess the shared files of the account, but i cannot shut it down. Please help?
you can also use Advanced IP Scanner v1.5 from http://www.radmin.fr/download/utilities.php
To shutdown.
access denied (5) rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr is probably the solution read upper…
Your network card must support wake on lan. In device manager, select your network card, property, advance, find Wake on Magic Packet and every line that talk about WOL
Finally I've used : shutdown /s /m \\IPofTheComputerToShutDown /f /t 0
exemple shutdown /s /m \\192.168.0.3 /f /t 0
You also need to have the C (hard drive) share as C$ wich is a Default share created when you add the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks in your local area Connection property. No need to change the autorisation. Just check to be shure it is ok.
I tried to shutdown another pc through my pc in the same network. (LAN Network) My account is a member of administrator just like the pc which i want to remotely shutdown. i've tried to do this using shutdown remote dialog box (run cmd > shutdown -i). But, it can't work. Message appears was 'Acces is denied'. How to solve this problem. Of course my account ID and password is different with the ID and password to the pc which i wanted to shutdown it remotely.
hey,, thnxs for the guide but i have a problem…. i want to shutdown the pc through my pc and i dont have admin rights because i dont know his pc password otherwise i would have turned off his computer ….. i wanna know is there any way to shutdown the computer without the admin rights…[pls reply as soon as posible]
Not that I know of.
im having a trouble with the shutdown command, whenever i want to add a computer name or an ip address of a computer, the application becomes unresponsive and shows an error on the command promote saying "The entered computer name is not valid or remote shutdown is not supported on the target computer. check the name and then try again or contact your system administrator. by the way, im using windows 7 and i had the same problem on XP
Is there a way of stopping the shutdown?
cancel shutdown : shutdown /a /m \\computerNameOrIp
i am using if errolevel to check whether a restart of a network server was successful. the idea is to restart all the 30 servers and have a log of those machines that were successfully restarted and those that were not. Is there a way to check if shutdown -r -f -t -m 00 \\pc_name was successful using if errolevel? mine seems to be returning only 0 regardless of whether the restart was successful or not
Ok, so I have the same issue as some others we all use XP SP3 and the other computers have no associated passwords but I wanted to remotely shutdown via command prompt and I get the "Access Is Denied" error.
I can access 3 of the shared hard drives and folders associated and there are no passwords on that computer. Any ideas on why it is not working and a remedy?
I can make a scheduled shutdown on my PC OK – but is does not work when it is locked.
I am using shutdown.exe -s -f
how can I make it work when the PC is locked ? ( no-one is present to unlock it.
thanks Mike
SORRY – IT DOES WORK ! provided you don't try to do it within the "idle time" you set!
how do i find the other computer name or even the ip adress ??????????
to get the ip addresses and Mac addresses you simply go to command promp and write arp -a
and you will get all the ip addresses present in your network along with their mac addresses
I am using the "shutdown -I" command and I have a long list of computers to reboot, but some of them don't reboot. How can I tie this command into a file of a list of the computers that did not reboot?
Well, useful description of shutdown command. But to make multi-host automatic shutdown and WOL we use Remote Shutdown tool from EMCO: http://www.emco.is/products/re…..atures.php. It has great features and has reasonble pricing.
Sorry, wrong URL for EMCO Remote Shutdown. The correct one is: http://www.emco.is/products/remote-shutdown/features.php
Alright so I want to shutdown my home computer with my laptop. However, I used "net use" cmd on my laptop and nothing comes up. But when I used "net use" cmd with my home computer it showed my laptop. So I tried shutdowning my laptop from my home computer. Everything was going good but then it said access denied. In the home computer I originally put the name of my laptop on "my computer". I asked for the username and password. I put it in. But when I tried shutting down the laptop it said access denied.
Just to let you know what I put in.
shutdown -m \\mycomputername -s
access denied.
Then I tried shutdown -i and put the computername again.
access denied.
Also does Norton antivirus effect shutdown. Can you give me step by step how to shutdown this computer. Please also tell how to set up the adminstrator because keep hearing about this and I still don't understand. Thank you.
You might have to disable simple sharing.
All with batch file problems running in a loop try adding .exe to shutdown line to make:
shutdown.exe -m \\your_pc_name_here -r -t 0
Or, as mentioned before, just rename it to something different then shutdown (like shutup.bat) :)
When I enter "shutdown /m \\computername -g -f" (no quotes) (computername is the computer) it says The RPC Server is unavailable.(1722). What does this mean?
Plz help me with this problem
is there any procedure that i had to execute on the remote system to run the SHUTDOWN -I command sucessfully
me and my friend are connected through LAN….i wanna shut down her system using command prompt …what can i do???n we both dont have the sam admin account and our passwords are different….how can i do this?????
What it computer A does have admin rights and so does computer b but does not have the same password.Is there any possible way to work around the passwords not being the same?
hey. i need my computer to shutdown at 5pm and restart at 8am daily. how do i do that?
I don't know how to set it to turn back on.
Several PC mfgrs (Dell, HP for sure) have restart clocks in BIOS. Some allow various daily scheduls but some only allow turn-on at the same time every week day or full week. As the PC boots, hold down F2 or F10 or whatever your PC needs to see to allow you to edit your BIOS settings.
I have several PC's that don't seem to work with hibernate and so forcing them off and then on seems my only bet to cut energy costs. Anyone know of a piece of software that emulates the hibernate function?
oops… I didn't check the notify button…
Thanks all.
I have 2 questions.
1) Is there a code for a delayed logoff?
2) Is there a code for standby?
Yes and yes. Look in the "The Switches" section of this guide.
I'm seeing the same problem. I can get around it by using the -d argument, but that means I don't get back the return code from the process I started remotely.
It gives the workaround, but not ideal.
We want to shutdown machines which have been woken up for a 3am update.
All of our machines are Windows XP, across multiple sites, and we have some 24/7 users.
So, if there is a script that can detect a system uptime of say 60 minutes, that has no logged on user, then we would want the desktop to shutdown.
Any ideas?
I have 2 questions , first , is it the priority of each command important?I mean does it differ if I write -m -f or -f -m ?
and my second question is that if I write down more than one shut down command in a batch file ,all of them will run by clicking on the batch file ?I want to shut down a lot of clients on my network .
The order of the switches doesn't matter. Yes if you put multiple shut down commands (each one on it's own line) in a batch file they will all be run.
my computer name is: cadeisawsome-pc
I renamed it!
…and miss-pelled awesome
thanks alot!!!!!
i have 5 computers..and these are a network..i have no server..but i use Belkin router in network..my pc is windows Xp.so how i shutdown the other computer from my pc(witout any software)..plz tell me..bro
I use "Remote power manager" for these purposes, he simultaneously turns off my Windows and Linux pc.
If anyone is interested you can download it from here: http://www.mylanviewer.com/
how to shut down the system in lan in xp by using novell network
I had the same "Access is Denied.(5)" issue and solved it by setting UAC on the lowest level : "never notify"
hi, i told my friends how they can shutdown a computer remotely…but now they have started doing it to me…:(…how can i stop my computer from remotely shutting down when i am not the administrator??????
I am going round in circles.
When I run shutdown /m \\ABC-01-11-11 from the server it does not print but just shows the shutdown options (similar to shutdown/?)
However if I run shutdown -i and find the PC in question it does the trick. What am I doing wrong? I have been very careful to enter the PC name correctly. Is there a way to convert shutdown -i results to a cmd line?
I may be completely wrong but /m may be for domains only, not workgroups.
It is not impossible that the dashes in the computer name are being see as command line switches. Try putting the computer name in quotes or apostrophes, like
shutdown /m '\\ABC-01-11-11'
i try to do this i click run_ then CMD_ a black window open i enter shutdown_i then enter but it cant goes forward answer me
I'm not familiar enough with the use of the underline character after a command to say for sure what that particularly means. If it only is to imply a space then I'd say you need to use the dash character before the 'i' so the system understands the 'i' is a switch.
As a side light, just what do your Arabic~ names mean in your language (if you have any idea). English names are not very well related to a meaning. My first name was once stated someplace as meaning 'to guard'. As for the last one, who knows for sure, maybe it came from a forebearer being a carpenter or making or using mortar (like what is used for setting bricks).
i used
net use \\compname /user:username
then it may or may not ask for a password
shutdown -m \\compname -r (or s or whatever) -f -c "blablablablabla" -t 10(or whatever time you want
you may have to use net use towards your comp from the target before you can remote shutdown
Use the Remote Shutdown Tool to Shutdown, Restart, or Logoff a Local or Networked Computer
Do not working this steps.
please give me
real steps.
this is Sahebrao Nagre i having problem print spooling services not running what can i do. i use Windows xp professional.
try replacing spooler folder
hi everyone ok am trying to type up a bat file so i can run the shutdown cmd have it working but how do I get the batch file to ask me each time the computer name as have muti computers does any one now what the sytax for this is or where I could find examples so i can write it up
I not the wisest on BATCH files, yet you might look into the CHOICE command.
Hey Brent, I really love your tutorial.
But if I shutdown other computer, for example it's the administrator, I typed:
shutdown -m \\Administrator -s -f -t 120 -c "Your computer will be shutdown within 2 minutes. Please save all your works now."
That code is only example. If It's required a password and I know the password, where will you put the password? Will the command prompt ask you a question to input a password?
I tried your code and it works to my friend's computer at my school, but I tried to shutdown my teacher's computer lol. And It said "Access Denied bla bla" (I forgot it) and if I knew the password, where should I put it?
Thank you! I will wait for your or another person answer, if someone can answers this question, I'll respect and try it :)
hiiii every body,
before you go for running command
make sure that following settings are enable in remote system
it's for win 7 only
go to
control panel->administrative tool-> local security policy -> local policy -> user rights assignment
then go into " force shutdown from a remote system "
add user as " Everyone "
then restart the computer
i am sure it will work.
might be it can't work for windows 7 home premium
Can we do this from notepad 2
Finally some straight forward steps on how this works!
Thank you
its not working? why? its said access denied? what should i do?
which OS is running on your remote pc
can you please elaborate.. so that i can help you
do this settings on the computer that you want to shutdown,
control panel->admintool->local security policy->local policy->
user right assignment->force shutdown from a remote system->
(the default'll be admin you have to add NETWORK to the list) double click->add user->advanced->find now-> it'll give a list and chose NETWORK to shutdown from your network-> DONE.,..,. ;).,.,., this'll only work the computers on a single network
If they do keep the came, I feel sorry for them. /b/ isn't going to take it lightly
try this. I try this many time when we are playing dota and lo0sing.i shutdown my enemies computer.haha.
Try this
Win+r then type cmd then press enter.
Type netstat -n(all active ip address will be shown)
Then type shutdown -i then click add,copy the ip address of the computer u want to shutdown and pRess ok.you can puT a message(write all u want)hehe.then press ok.
B0oM.the computer is shutdown.
Jumping into the commentator fray here, I've been using RHUB b/c you can remotely reboot or logout — then login again as a different user. So easy. My 2 cents.


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While most of the focus of the college football world as it relates to NFL head-coaching searches has been on Chip Kelly, there's another coach from this level who's drawn his fair share of interest as well.
As previously reported, Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone interviewed for the vacancies with the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns. Those interviews took place over the last couple of days in Arizona, but they won't be his last.
Jason La Confora of CBSSports.com tweeted Saturday morning that Marrone has interviews scheduled for this coming week with both the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Diego Chargers. La Confora added that the Kansas City Chiefs would've been in play for Marrone had they not grabbed ex-Eagles head coach Andy Reid so quickly.
There's also speculation that the Chicago Bears could be interested, although an interview has yet to be confirmed.
As for why NFL clubs would be hot on the heels of a college coach who's posted just a 25-25 mark in his four years with the Orange, La Confora writes that "[t]eams looking for offensive-minded head coaches are particularly intrigued."
The Bills interest in Marrone makes sense on at least a couple of levels, given the proximity of the NFL club to the university as well as the organization's recent promotion of Russ Brandon to team president. From the Syracuse Post-Standard:
Brandon, an East Syracuse native, serves on the Syracuse University Sports Management Advisory Board, and has a measure of familiarity with Marrone
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Sky Sports News aired clips which appeared to show Senegal international Diouf being abused during a game between the two clubs at the Den on November 18.
"Like all Millwall fans and football fans generally, we're appalled by the footage we've seen," said Lions chief executive Andy Ambler.
"Clearly that behaviour is unacceptable in any football ground in the country and at Millwall we will ban the individuals for life and we hope that Sky will pass the footage to the police so that further action can be taken.
"Sadly racism exists in our society and certain individuals want to bring it into football grounds. It's down to us in football do to more. We think football is the solution to the problem and the work that we do will continue and we need to continue it. That day against Leeds obviously there was an allegation of abuse made online initially. We investigated it straight away.
"We interviewed stewards, police, players, we looked at the TV footage too as it was live on Sky. After speaking to the player who had the alleged abuse at him during the day, he said that he heard no abuse on the day so that was basically at that point the end of the investigation - although we're going to open it again now."
Bolton forward Marvin Sordell has previously made allegations of racial abuse towards Millwall's fans. In the wake of him doing so, a banner claiming "Sordell is a c***" was unfurled at a later game, while a 13-year-old boy was banned from the ground.
Sordell, who represented Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, has faced racial abuse on social media websites and claims he is not shocked that such things still occur.
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Microsoft's Azure now supports Linux...Sort of../
Microsoft has announced that it wil now support Linux. Well if you are running a few distros they will. Those would be:
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If you didn't notice there is one very large distorbution missing from that list. Red Hat and Fedora are not there but CentOS is. CentOS is a dirivitive work off of Red Hat. So it's not likely a driver issue. It's more likely that it's a licensing and support contract thing. We have another story about a contract they just signed so we know it's also unlikely that they aren't happy about working with each other. Check out the podcast to hear us go into more detail about our thoughts on the whole situation.


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The pot was for his puppy.
After cops raided a Joliet, Ill, house and found three marijuana plants in the backyard – one dead, two healthy – the man who was growing them claimed he was training his dog to sniff out the herb for cops, the Herald News reports.
"[He] advised that he had a controlled substance license and was growing the cannabis to train his dog," according to police report.
The newspaper reached out to the man who stuck to his story about training up a drug-sniffing dog, but the dude clammed up shortly after.
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The driver of a dump truck who struck and killed a cyclist in Lefthand Canyon in June will be charged with careless driving resulting in death, a misdemeanor, Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett said Friday.
Christopher G. Loven was driving a Kenworth W900 dump truck hauling a trailer with construction equipment west on Lefthand Canyon Drive on June 17 when he turned left to go south on Olde Stage Road and collided with Eugene "Phil" Howrey, 73, of Boulder.
Howrey was thrown 39 feet and died at the scene.
A Colorado State Patrol investigation into the fatal accident had languished -- along with nearly two dozen other probes into crashes that resulted in death or serious injury -- due to a backlog in District 6, which includes Boulder and Broomfield counties.
Investigators began a detailed investigation into the accident that killed Howrey in late October. Garnett said his office received the results of the investigation this week.
"The investigative report is quite extensive," Garnett said. "After carefully reviewing the report, I have concurred with the recommendation of my staff that Christopher Loven be charged with careless driving resulting in death."
The State Patrol investigation report concludes that no drugs, alcohol, speeding or aggressive driving were involved in the accident. The speed limit in the area is 35 mph. The report said Loven was driving about 20 mph, while Howrey was riding between 25 and 35 mph.
A tree on the west side of Lefthand Canyon near the intersection partially obstructs the view of the road ahead and may have contributed to the crash, the report said. The tree was cut down several months ago.
However, the State Patrol investigator concluded that Loven should have been driving more slowly to account for the road conditions and the difficulty of maneuvering the large truck and its loaded trailer.
"Although Christopher G. Loven was not legally required to stop before turning left onto Olde Stage Road, he was required to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic," the report said. "In this case, he should have stopped or made that turn at a lower speed. If he had shown due regard for the road and traffic conditions, the crash would not have happened."
Investigators said driving just 5 mph slower would have significantly reduced the truck's stopping distance and may have prevented the accident.
The report concludes that Loven did not hurt Howrey "intentionally," but he drove in a "careless and imprudent manner."
Loven has a history of confrontations with area cyclists, including a high-profile 2009 incident in which Loven pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment.
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Activist investor Starboard Value LP said on Friday that it planned to vote in favor of the $4.7 billion offer for Smithfield Foods Inc (NYSE:SFD) by China's Shuanghui International, saying it has not been able to line up an alternative proposal.
Starboard, which has a 5.7 percent stake in Smithfield, the world's largest pork producer, has criticized the deal. The transaction needs the approval of just over 50 percent of Smithfield shareholders at a special meeting next Tuesday, Sept. 24.
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Starboard said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that unless another proposal emerged, it would vote for the Shuanghui deal.
"While we are confident that (Smithfield) could have received value in excess of that available pursuant to the proposed merger, we are not able to offer shareholders an alternative proposal at this time," Starboard said in the filing.
The deal, struck in May, would be the biggest takeover of a U.S. company by a Chinese one.
Sources earlier this week told Reuters that Shuanghui was already well on its way to crossing the 50 percent threshold and was optimistic it would be able to close the deal by Sept. 26.
Smithfield shares were down 0.6 percent at $33.97 on Friday morning, close to Shuanghui's $34 per share offer.
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With the holiday shopping season officially underway, it's time consumers create a budget to avoid entering 2013 in the red. It's important to choose a spending strategy that works well with your budget and financial goals and to be armed with the right credit card.
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Most people will use credit cards this season to pay for their gifts and it is important they find the best- suited card for their financial situation. Credit card companies lure new customers with a variety of offerings like signing bonuses to long-term savings and discounts, but these don't necessarily mean they are the best card.
Here's a breakdown of the top credit cards for different life circumstances that will able you to get gifts for everyone on your list without incurring a financial headache come the New Year.
The best credit card if you want to: Sign up now, buy a lot, pay it off quickly, and ditch the card: Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
You've got your holiday fund stocked, but with the right card, you can also accrue some killer rewards. The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card is a good option: If you spend more than $3,000 in the first three months you'll receive 40,000 bonus points—translating into a $400 statement credit or $500 in travel booked through Chase's Ultimate Rewards program. If you don't plan to spend $3,000 on gifts this year you can still get the bonus by diverting all spending—groceries, gas, and more—toward the card. Chase offers a solid rewards program as well, including double points on dining and travel, but be warned there is a $95 annual fee, which could be a deterrent for keeping the card, but the fee is waived for the first year.
The best credit card if you want to: Spend moderately, pay off monthly, and keep the card for the long haul: Blue Cash Preferred Card from American Express
If signing up for a credit card just for the holidays is an off-putting idea, consider a credit card like the Blue Cash Preferred Card from American Express. With its generous benefits program, a typical household can accrue decent savings over the holidays and keep them coming throughout the year. The card offers 6% cash back at grocery stores (up to $6,000), 3% at gas stations and select major department stores and 1% cash back on everything else. You'll also receive a $150 signing bonus if you spend $1,000 in the first three months. The card does carry a $75 annual fee. If the fee is a major obstacle, consider the Blue Cash Everyday Card. The Everyday card doesn't have an annual fee, but the signing bonus and the cash-back percentages are halved.
The best credit card if you want to: Buy big and spread the payments out over a few months: Discover More Card
While most advisors frown on carrying a balance, if you find the right card, you can spread your payments out without feeling the pinch. One option is the Discover More Card. For signing up this holiday season, you'll receive interest-free purchases for the first six months and 0% interest on balance transfers for 18 months with a three percent transfer fee. Plus, from now until the end of the year, purchases made at department stores and online will be accrue a 5% cash back reward on the first $1,500 spent for a maximum reward of $75. To sweeten the deal, cardholders receive free next-day shipping with Amazon on select items and purchases from ShopDiscover.com earn bonus rebates of up to 15%.
The best credit card if you want to: Make your list, check it twice, and do your gift buying at one store: JC Penny Credit Card
Store cards can vary vastly in their value, and many are not worth it, but the JC Penny card could be worth the investment. The card offers 20% on all apparel, shoes, handbags and fashion jewelry as well as 10% on fine jewelry, watches and home merchandise. However, cards like the Chase Freedom Card also have select department stores they are affiliated with and can be competitive with store cards. For Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) shoppers, the Chase card typically gives 5% cash back and during the holiday season, it's stacking an additional 10% Ultimate Reward on top for a total of 15% off your first $1,500 in Kohl's purchases for a maximum of $225 in cash back rewards. While that reward cash can be used to offset spending, the Chase Freedom Card rewards can be used for special holiday experiences offered to cardholders, like access to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular or the Sundance Film Festival.
Credit card companies are bringing their A-game this year to lure in customers, and the savvy shopper can make the most of that.
Credit Sesame helps consumers make smarter decisions to save money and live richly. It provides a complete picture of your credit and loans in one place, including your credit score, market monitoring, customized financial analysis, and unbiased loans and savings recommendations – all for free. Its proprietary savings recommendation engine, with bank-level analytics, monitors the market, runs thousands of scenarios and analyzes each consumer's debt, to identify the best loans and savings opportunities.


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Colchester United have won the race to sign former Arsenal winger Sanchez Watt, who was released by Arsene Wenger at the end of last season.
The English winger struggled to make an impression at Arsenal following the signing of his professional contract in 2009. He failed to make an appearance for the Arsenal first-team, and spent the majority of his time on-loan at Football League clubs during his stay in London.
Watt has had loan spells at Southend United, Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Crawley Town and Colchester United during his time at Arsenal, where at these clubs he failed to make an impression on manager Arsene Wenger.
During his time at Leeds United between 2010/11, Arsene Wenger even permitted the winger to play against his Arsenal side in a Carling Cup game, where the Gunners ran out 3-1 winners.
Watt knows Colchester well, having spent three months on loan there last season, but he spent only five weeks playing at the Colchester Community Stadium because of an injury that saw him return to Arsenal early. But he made a positive impression on the U's fans, scoring twice during seven appearances.
And U's boss Joe Dunne has done well to sign the 22-year-old on a permanent basis because the winger was being chased by a number of Football League clubs.
Watt follows former Arsenal team-mate Craig Eastmond to Colchester after he made the move to League One earlier this summer.
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