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1. Ric says:

   December 29, 2014 at 10:40 pm

   Shutdown

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   Allows you to shut down or restart a local or remote computer. Used without parameters, shutdown will logoff the current user.
   Syntax
   shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f] [-m [\\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c “message”] [-d[u][p]:xx:yy]
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   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).

   /? : Displays help at the command prompt.

   
   
   
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