How to Remotely Shut Down or Restart Your Windows 10 PC

The simplest way to shutdown or reboot a remote Windows 10 computer is to connect via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and then click Start > Restart or Shut Down. For this to work, you'll need to be running Windows 10 Pro, Education, or Enterprise on each computer.

1. How do I restart another computer through remote desktop?
2. How do I shutdown a computer remotely?
3. How do I enable remote shutdown in Windows 10?
4. How do you restart a Windows 10 computer?
5. How can I turn on my computer remotely?
6. Can you turn off your phone from your computer?
7. Does Wake on LAN work when computer is off?
8. What is command shutdown?
9. How do I shutdown someone else's computer using CMD?
10. How do you restart a Windows computer?
11. How do I restart my computer using the keyboard?
12. Will resetting PC remove Windows 10 license?
13. Does resetting PC remove virus?
14. Where is the restart button on Windows 10?

How do I restart another computer through remote desktop?

From the remote computer's Start menu, select Run, and run a command line with optional switches to shut down the computer:

1. To shut down, enter: shutdown.
2. To reboot, enter: shutdown –r.
3. To log off, enter: shutdown –l.

How do I shutdown a computer remotely?

Shut down machines remotely from any computer on the network by clicking the Start button in the lower-left corner of your screen, selecting "All Programs," "Accessories" and then "Command Prompt." Type "shutdown /i" (without the quotes) and press "Enter" to open the remote shutdown dialog box.

How do I enable remote shutdown in Windows 10?

Enable remote registry service

1. On the Windows 10 PC you want to remotely shut down or restart, launch the Services control panel. ...
2. Find Remote Registry from the list of search results.
3. Right-click on it and select Properties.
4. Find Startup Type in the Properties Window, and set it to Automatic.
5. Click Start to launch it.

How do you restart a Windows 10 computer?

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time on your computer to open the shutdown dialog box. Click on the Power button that is on the lower-right side of your computer screen. Select Restart from the pop-out menu.

How can I turn on my computer remotely?

Open the Windows Device Manager, locate your network device in the list, right-click it, and select Properties. Click the Advanced tab, locate “Wake on magic packet” in the list, and enable it.

Can you turn off your phone from your computer?

If you want to shutdown a nearby PC that is connected to the same network as your smartphone, then all you need to do is install an app on your smartphone and its server on your PC. You can then send commands to shutdown, sleep or hibernate your PC from your smartphone.

Does Wake on LAN work when computer is off?

If electricity is available, the computer supports WOL, and the bios isn't configured in such a way that WOL is disabled, then it should work just fine no matter how it turned off.

What is command shutdown?

The shutdown command is a Command Prompt command that powers off, restarts, logs off, or hibernates your own computer. The same command can be used to remotely shut down or restart a computer you have access to over a network. In some ways, it's similar to the logoff command.

How do I shutdown someone else's computer using CMD?

Double-click the Command Prompt. Type shutdown. Type \\ followed by the name of the target computer. Type /s to shutdown or /r to restart.

How do you restart a Windows computer?

How to restart your Windows computer

1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of your screen. ...
2. Choose the Power icon.
3. When you click the power button, you will have the option to put your computer to sleep, restart it, or power it down.

How do I restart my computer using the keyboard?

Restarting the computer without using the mouse or touchpad.

1. On the keyboard, press ALT + F4 until the Shut Down Windows box is displayed.
2. In the Shut Down Windows box, press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW keys until Restart is selected.
3. Press the ENTER key to restart the computer. Related Articles.

Will resetting PC remove Windows 10 license?

You will not lose the license/product key after resetting the system if the Windows version installed earlier is activated and genuine. The license key for Windows 10 would have been activated already on the mother board if the previous version installed on the PC is of activated and genuine copy.

Does resetting PC remove virus?

Running a factory reset, also referred to as a Windows Reset or reformat and reinstall, will destroy all data stored on the computer's hard drive and all but the most complex viruses with it. Viruses can't damage the computer itself and factory resets clear out where viruses hide.

Where is the restart button on Windows 10?

Shut down or restart Windows 10 using the Start Menu

To do this, first open the Start Menu by clicking or tapping the Windows button on the bottom left corner of the screen. Then, click or tap the Power button. From the options that appear choose Restart to reboot the device or Shut down to shut it down completely.