Windows 2003 shutdown remotely command

As is so often the case, when you do not like a feature there is hidden way of turning it off. In order to disable the Shutdown Dialog box, check out your Group Policy. Armed with this knowledge make sure that, a You select the OU which containers the Windows server, b You navigate to the Computer not the user part of group policy.

About The Author Guy Thomas. Related Posts. More info. I found that I needed to be login as the domain Administrator for the command to work, but if anyone knows how to get around it without being login as the admin please I'd like to know 0 Votes.

Can restart from Manage Computer. The sysinternals psexec. Auto shutdown, or remote shutdown? You can also open cmd with the runas command 0 Votes. Remote shutdown for Server Back to Networks Forum. Start or search. Start New Discussion. Create a new discussion If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem.

You do like WMIC! In some cases, WMIC is very valuable. In this case - not so much. Extremely ugly, unintuitive and hard to remember. Doesn't really have a lot going for it, does it? Judging by the fact that I got 0 votes, I guess beauty is more important than pragmatism for some. But hey, I digress. One man's trash is another man's treasure. Your method gets the job done, which was the point of the question "How can I do this".

Show 1 more comment. Chris S Chris S Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. For example, the problem may occur if you follow these steps in the order listed:. Use Remote Desktop Connection to connect remotely to the console session of the Windows Server based computer. Type the computer name, and then click Connect.

After the console session opens, click Start , and then click Log Off to log off the console session. A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

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