Command Prompt Shutdown -Allows you to shut down or restart a local or remote computer.
Used without parameters, shutdown will logoff the current user.
I find the timed shutdown command particularly useful. If I want to go to bed, but I know the computer will still need to churn away for another hour or two – I can set the computer to shutdown in 3 hours time (to give it a little leeway) – and push off for the night.
The shutdown command works with Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
Parameters:
| [No args] | Display help. |
|---|---|
| /? | Display help. |
| /i | Display the graphical user interface (GUI). |
| /l | Log off. |
| /s | Shutdown the computer. |
| /r | Full shutdown and restart the computer. |
| /g | Full shutdown and restart the computer. After the system is rebooted, restart any registered applications. |
| /a | Abort a system shutdown. |
| /p | Turn off the local computer with no time-out or warning. |
| /h | Hibernate the local computer. |
| /hybrid | Performs a shutdown of the computer and prepares it for fast startup. |
| /fw | Combine with a shutdown option to cause the next boot to go to the firmware user interface. |
| /e | Document the reason for an unexpected shutdown of a computer. |
| /o | Go to the advanced boot options menu and restart the computer. Must be used with /r option. |
| /m \\computer | Specify the target computer. |
| /t xxx | Set the time-out period before shutdown to xxx seconds. The valid range is 0-315360000 (10 years), with a default of 30. If the timeout period is greater than 0, the /f parameter is implied. |
| /c “comment” | Comment on the reason for the restart or shutdown. Maximum of 512 characters allowed. |
| /f | Force running applications to close without forewarning users. The /f parameter is implied when a value greater than 0 is specified for the /t parameter. |
| /d [p|u:]xx:yy | Provide the reason for the restart or shutdown |
So, for example;
To shutdown the computer and force any open programs to close;
shutdown /s /f
To shutdown and restart autoloading the advanced boot menu;
shutdown /r /o
Top open the remote shutdown GUI;
shutdown /i
I use two commands regularly:
Timer shutdown…
shutdown /s /f /t 1800 – Shutdown after half an hour
shutdown /s /f /t 3600 – Shutdown after an hour
shutdown /s /f /t 7200 – Shutdown after Two Hours
shutdown /s /f /t 10800 – Shutdown after Three Hours
& abort [timer] shutdown (once I realise I’ve set the wrong time)…
shutdown /a – Abort the shutdown.
It can be a pain working out (Googling) the number of seconds in X hours; these batch files provide a time saving shortcut;
Shutdown after half an hour
Shutdown after One hour
Shutdown after Two Hours
Shutdown after Three Hours
Shutdown Abort
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