Ever wondered what shutdown commandline switches you can use?
Parameters
- -l : Logs off the current user, this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes precedence.
- -s : Shuts down the local computer.
- -r : Reboots after shutdown.
- -a : Aborts shutdown. Ignores other parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use -a during the time-out period.
- -f : Forces running applications to close.
- -m [\ComputerName] : Specifies the computer that you want to shut down.
- -t xx : Sets the timer for system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20 seconds.
- -c “message“ : Specifies a message to be displayed in the Message area of the System Shutdown window. You can use a maximum of 127 characters. You must enclose the message in quotation marks.
- -d [u][p]:xx:yy : Lists the reason code for the shutdown. The following table lists the different values.
| Value | Description |
| u | Indicates a user code. |
| p | Indicates a planned shutdown code. |
| xx | Specifies the major reason code (0-255). |
| yy | Specifies the minor reason code (0-65536). |
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