Remote Shutdown

Microsoft August 28th, 2003

I was just helping out a friend who was trying to remotely restart a server that was somewhat locked-up and I found this gem on the JSI FAQ, which describes a “feature” of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) on Windows 2000 & XP that will enable you to remotely restart a server.

Q: How can I log off or shutdown a remote Windows 2000 computer? (Quoted from the JSI FAQ)
A: You can do this from your Windows 2000 desktop.

  1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage.
  2. On the Action menu, press Connect to another computer…
  3. Double-click a computer in the list.
  4. Right-click Computer Management (’server-name’) and press Properties.
  5. On the Advanced tab, press Startup and Recovery.
  6. Press the Shut Down button.
  7. Select an Action:
    • Log off Current User
    • Shut Down
    • Restart
    • Power down (if supported)
  8. Select a Force Apps Closed action and press OK.

Very cool! I didn’t even know that feature existed!!

If that doesn’t work, there’s also a free Remote Shut Down tool from Sysinternals:

You can also get the Kill.exe from the Windows NT Resource Kit.

Oh yea, another cool hack is this one which enables you to remotely install VNC on a server.


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6 Comments to “Remote Shutdown”

  1. james | September 26th, 2003 at 2:09 am

    this is kewl

  2. Paul | October 2nd, 2003 at 5:10 am

    i aGREE….vERY cOOL

  3. John Babos | November 10th, 2003 at 6:45 am

    I have two computers networked peer to peer. One is running XP Pro and the other 98 2nd ed, which is the computer I want to shut down from the XP machine. They are in same room, but 98 machine does not have monitor, key board or mouse connected. Looking for a method to shut down and power off 98 machine from xp machine.

    Thanks
    John

  4. me | November 19th, 2003 at 3:34 pm

    hey i don’t have network, i only have my own computer but i want to shut down other computers in the internet without a network.. how i do that? please thaks….

  5. me | November 19th, 2003 at 3:34 pm

    hey i don’t have network, i only have my own computer but i want to shut down other computers in the internet without a network.. how i do that? please thaks….

  6. russ | January 21st, 2004 at 6:52 pm

    uhhh… me, thats a little illeagal…? if you really really want to do that look up on hacking tricks and do it yourself