How to shutdown local machine throuh a command prompt

Need to shutdown, or reboot, your pc from a command prompt?  Use the shutdown command!

To Reboot the Machine simply just use the /r switch:
   shutdoown /r

or to shutdown the machine use the /s switch:
   shutdown /s

This command works on all servers Windows 2000 and forward.  It also works for Windows 2000 pc's and newer.

Need more options?  Technet has a few articles that help you to logoff, restart, shutdown, hibernate, specify the reason for the restart or shutdown, etc.


Technet Links
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491003.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732503(v=WS.10).aspx

Posted in: Application Development, Restart, Scripting, Shutdown, Windows Server