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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}}

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