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shutdown

A tool for shutting down, restarting or logging off a machine. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/shutdown.

  • Shutdown the current machine:

shutdown /s

  • Shutdown the current machine force-closing all apps:

shutdown /s /f

  • Restart the current machine immediately:

shutdown /r /t 0

  • Hibernate the current machine:

shutdown /h

  • Log off the current machine:

shutdown /l

  • Specify a timeout in seconds to wait before shutting down:

shutdown /s /t {{8}}

  • Abort a shutdown sequence whose timeout is yet to expire:

shutdown /a

  • Shutdown a remote machine:

shutdown /m {{\\hostname}}