Reboot computer remotely: instruction

No man knows when this or that knowledge will come in handy. The same goes for system administrators. You should remember that remote rebooting of the computer over the network is not done with a pounce, but requires some preparation, as a result of which in an emergency you may not have the opportunity to somehow influence it.

Preparation

In order to restart the computer remotely without any failures, it will be better to take care of configuring the interaction of computers in advance. In total, you have to enable and automate the operation of the two services.

1. Go to the "Start" menu and enter into the search box: services.msc. This function should start the service management utility.
2. A list will appear before you. In it you need to find the "Remote Registry" and Terminal services.
3. Click double click on one of these lines. On the "General" tab, click the "Run" button to get the service started right now. In the drop-down list, select "Automatic" mode, and this utility will be launched every time the operating system starts.
4. Repeat all the same for the second service.

In addition to the above items, do not forget to add the user on your computer to the "administrators" group on the PC on which you might need to reboot. This completes the preparation, and the computer should be restarted remotely.

Operation

Now let's proceed to the immediate process. Reboot the computer remotely from the command line, so first of all, run it by entering into the search string: cmd. After that, you can use one of the following options.

1. Type: shutdown -i. This command will reboot the computer to a special terminal. In it, you will need to select the desired PC from the list (or add it there yourself). After that, select "reboot" and, if necessary, record in the event log.
2. The second method involves an immediate restart of the PC. To do this, simply type in the command: shutdown -r. This will be the basis. To specify which PC to reboot, add the following attributes: / m \\ computer_name, specifying the name of the PC you need.

By default, the computer will restart remotely after 60 seconds, and the user will receive a warning message. So he can manage to keep all his data.

Program

In practice, using the console to restart the remote PC is not always convenient. It is much easier to choose a utility and install it. There are a number of programs, with the help of which you can easily simplify your life.

1. LanShutDown 4.0 contains only two files, one of which should be placed on the administrator's computer, and the second one - on the user's computer. After that you can turn off the necessary PC with one mouse click.
2. If you are using any program to manage a remote desktop, you can also reboot, even though this function is usually not available. To do this, either use the command line and method, which we already talked about, or press "alt + f4" - and you will see a familiar PC shutdown window.