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Problem

How to use the shutdown command: A tool for shutting down, restarting, or logging off a machine. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/shutdown>.

Solution

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}}

Code Snippets

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

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tldr-pages: windows/shutdown

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