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Remote reboot of Windows Desktop

On occasion, I would like to be able to reboot a desktop on my network remotely. I can log off or disconnect, but see no ready way to force a reboot/restart of the desktop.

krazyace78

You can use Window's "Schedule Task" feature to schedule a one-time reboot:
http://teamtutorials.com/windows-tutorials/schedule-windows-to-automatically-restart

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PowerEdgeTech

I've yet to put in the time to see if there is an actual fix for it to be added to the Start menu, but ...

What I do ... open a command prompt and type in:

shutdown -r -t 0

-r is for reboot
-t is for the time until shutdown in seconds

Or I create a logoff batch file on the Desktop.

krazyace78

I forgot to mention that you should be able to use the "shutdown.exe" in your %SYSTEMROOT%\system32 folder.

makingitbig

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Thanks!

yelbaglf

If you're wanting to reboot a machine remotely, then you'll need to specify the computer name. Personally, I tend to use the -f [force] option, which forces all apps to close immediately. This is a good option for those stubborn machines, that might occasionally get hung, especially when working remotely and no one on-site to help.

Keep in mind that the /f parameter is implied when a value greater than 0 is specified for the /t parameter. Another option, which we use as a scheduled task from time to time is psshutdown.exe.

PsShutdown
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897541

Comparative Overview
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2010/02/09/two-minute-drill-shutdown-exe-tsshutdn-exe-and-psshutdown-exe.aspx

shutdown -m \\Computer_Name -f -r -t 000

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yelbaglf

Sorry...not quite quick enough! :-)