How to log off, restart and shutdown, connected computer from one location?

[Batistabomb]

Windows XP has a built-in feature (shutdown tools) that is used to shutdown any connected computers from any one computer. Using this feature, you can log off, restart and shutdown any computer in your network. This tip is very useful for you, if you are a Network Administrator at your company, because if you have experience to shutdown all connected computers daily in your local area network one by one, definitely that job is annoying responsibility for you.

Follow the given steps to configure shutdown tool on your computer:


To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.

To perform this task, first make sure your both computers are directly connected or connected to network.

Click Start button then type shutdown -i in Run option then press Enter for next.


1. A small windows dialog box will appear with the title "Remote Shutdown Dialog".

2. Here first click on "Add" button to add computer, a small Add computers window will open, here type the name or IP address of the computer (you can add many computer for same action) that you want to turned off, then press OK for next.

3. Now select the action "What do you want these computers to do (log off, restart or shutdown)". If you want to warn your users about this action, select the check box "Warn users of the action" then set time, display warning for 30 seconds or more.

4. Now select the option that describes the reason to shutdown the computers and also type some comments for users.

5. Now when you press the OK button, the users will see a "System Shutdown Windows "with time and comments that you had been set.

Source : http://www.computerfreetips.com/pc_T..._shutdown.html

[ashisharya]

dats cul

[Pathik]

batista dude when ll u learn to give Sources.
http://www.computerfreetips.com/pc_T..._shutdown.html

[ravi_9793]

^^^^^^^6
Also he is old member.

[go4saket]

Thanks dude...

[ilugd]

it works on a domain (as admin or with sufficient privileges) or when you have administrative rights to the remote machine, not otherwise.

[Batistabomb]

Originally Posted by pathiks

batista dude when ll u learn to give Sources.
http://www.computerfreetips.com/pc_T..._shutdown.html

pathiks actually i pasted all these techniques in a word document long ago, i didn't attached posts with those, so i actually don't know the source, so i can't , i even had some other tips, but no source, so don't mind the source ,if i find any i will post with my tips sure

Originally Posted by ilugd

it works on a domain (as admin or with sufficient privileges) or when you have administrative rights to the remote machine, not otherwise.

you must have a admin rights in a LAN, to do this

same thing with me.
i also paste in word document and after somedays post here without source.

[Vishal Gupta]

You can google for the source as others do. And if you don't have the source, you can at least mention that its not your work and then someone else will provide the source link.

PS: Please edit the first post and provide source mentioned by "Pathik".

[Batistabomb]

Originally Posted by Vishal Gupta

You can google for the source as others do. And if you don't have the source, you can at least mention that its not your work and then someone else will provide the source link.

PS: Please edit the first post and provide source mentioned by "Pathik".

done.....

@ Vishal Gupta
full form of PS: ...???