Windows Commands
Here are some handy command prompt lines to help you shutdown and restart your computer
- shutdown -r— restarts
- shutdown -s— shutsdown
- shutdown -l— logoff
- shutdown -t xx— where- xxis number of seconds to wait till shutdown/restart/logoff
- shutdown -i— gives you a dialog box to fill in what function you want to use
- shutdown -a— aborts the previous shutdown command….very handy!
- shutdown -h— hibernate. Easy mistake – it’s not for help
- shutdown -y— Removes all prompts at shutdown (Help not available in any documentation)
Additional options:
- -f— force the selected action
- -t <seconds>— Set time to shutdown. Use- -t 0for “now”
