That does sound sort of odd -- maybe you typed it into a Windows command prompt by mistake (not sure if Windows even supports a shutdown command)? In any case, you do need to be the superuser ...

Whenever you feel the need to restart or shut down your computer from a remote location, try these tools to see if they work. Use Remote Desktop Connection Restart using Windows PowerShell Restart ...

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Depending on settings, turning off your Windows 11 PC the conventional way may not completely shutdown your system. That takes an extra step: I’ll show you how. Image: Mark Kaelin/TechRepublic. Most ...

Windows 8.1 will try to make your life a bit easier by letting you shut down or restart your PC from the Start screen. The preview edition of Windows 8.1 isn't due out until Wednesday. But the Windows ...

The fix is arriving through the optional KB5067036 update for Windows 11 25H2, which Microsoft began rolling out last week.

Earlier someone mentioned the 'shutdown' command in windows. So deciding to have some fun with my wife I sent the command:<BR><BR>shutdown -r -t 30 -m \\NORRATH -c "Your computer has preformed are ...