Sometimes in the process of using a computer there are situations when you need to shut down your computer through the command line. In this case you can use a built-in set of all versions of Windows shutdown commands.
How to shutdown PC with the command line?
Press Win + R, type cmd and press Enter
After that, everything is very simple. You must enter the shutdown, followed by a space, a dash, and one of the letters:
- s — turn off the computer;
- r — restart the computer;
- a — stop off the computer;
- f — shut down the computer forcibly.
To turn off your PC you must enter: shutdown -s
Special instructions
Besides all of the above, shutdown command has a special set of instructions. They look as follows:
- i — displays reference for a given set of commands;
- l — a way out of this menu;
- m \\ [ip-address or computer name of the connected Local Area Network] — action with the remote computer;
- t [the time after which the computer will be turned off] — switching off after a certain period of time;
As for remote computer management team, an example of its input will look something like this: when it comes to entering the ip-addresses — shutdown -m \\ 192.168.1.1;
if the connected computer on the local network and you know its name — shutdown -m \\ komp1.
Shut off PC after a certain period of time looks like this — shutdown -t 25.
This means that the computer will switch off after 25 seconds. A description of all these commands you can see, if you call the inquiry by typing shutdown -i.
You can enter a whole bunch of teams in the same line.
For example, to turn off the computer with the ip-address 192.165.3.4 in 45 seconds, you must enter the following:
shutdown -s -t 45 -m \\ 192.165.3.4.
