tldr/pages/windows/shutdown.md

shutdown

A tool for shutting down, restarting or logging off a machine. More information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/shutdown.

• Shutdown the current machine:

shutdown /s

• Shutdown the current machine force-closing all apps:

shutdown /s /f

• Restart the current machine:

shutdown /r

• Hibernate the current machine:

shutdown /h

• Log off the current machine:

shutdown /l

• Specify a timeout in seconds to wait before shutting down:

shutdown /s /t {{seconds}}

• Specify a comment for the shutdown reason:

shutdown /s /c "{{reason}}"

• Abort a shutdown sequence whose timeout is yet to expire:

shutdown /a

• Shutdown a remote machine:

shutdown /m {{\\hostname}}