11/11/09 – Shutting Down A Computer Remotely

If you have a server or you want to trick your friend then being able to shut down a computer remotely might be a good think to know how to do. To do this you will need the computer’s IP address and that is all. First open CMD click start then run then cmd. Once cmd is opened type in shutdown -i. A new window should of opened up click add. Type in an IP address if you want to test it on yourself type in 127.0.0.1 and click ok. Pick what you want the computer to do you can restart, shutdown, or Annotate unexpected shutdown. You can chose to warn the user or not and chose how long you want the warning to appear. You can chose to make it planned or not and the reason and you will need to enter a comment. Then click ok and the computer should do what you told it to do.