Reboot a remote server from the command line (CMD)

Farewell, hello team! So today a super short little article which explains how to restart a remote server using the command line (CMD).

The shutdown command

Windows has a built-in shutdown command called "shutdown". It can be used to stop or restart a local or remote machine.

To use this command, simply open a CMD.

The details of this command are obtained by typing "shutdown /?" in a CMD.

Here is a list of the most used functions:

• /s - turn off the machine

• /r - restart the machine

• /m - specify a remote computer

• /l - do not log

• /t - The time in seconds before stopping or rebooting.

• /c - A comment that appears on the machine's reboot or shutdown screen.

Here are some examples:

Shutdown of a machine

shutdown /s

Instant restart of a thing

shutdown /r /t 00

Instant restart of a remote machine

shutdown /r /m \\yourRemoteServer /t 0

There you go, enjoy! 😉