There are two command line utilities.
1. shutdown <==Remote PC
Usage: shutdown [-l | -s | -r | -a] [-f] [-m \\Computer name] [-t xx] [-c "comment"] [-d up:xx:yy]
No args Display information about the shutdown command.
-i Display a GUI. It must be the first switch
-s Shutdown the computer
-l Log off the user(This cannot be used on a remote machine:”-m” switch)
-r Restart the computer
-a Cancles a system shutdown already in progress
-m \\computername Instruct a remote computer to shutdown
-t xx Set a given time for shutdown,in seconds
-c “comment" Shutdown comment (maximum of 127 characters)
-f Forces running applications to close without warning
-d [u][p]:xx:yy The reason code for the shutdown.
u: user code
p: planned shutdown code
xx: major reason code(positive integer less than 256)
yy: minor reason code(positive integer less than 65536)
Ex) shutdown –s -t 3600 <==To cancels a system shutdown,type “shutdown -a “
2. tsshutdn
Usage: tsshutdn [WaitTime] [/server:ServerName] [/reboot] [/powerdown] [/delay:LogOffDelay] [/v]
WaitTime : After notifying users, specifies an amount of time (in seconds) to wait before logging off all users from their sessions. The default is 60 seconds.
/server:ServerName : Specifies the terminal server to shut down. If unspecified, the current terminal server is shut down.
/reboot : Reboots the terminal server after user sessions are ended.
/powerdown : Turns off the terminal server if the computer supports software control of AC power.
/delay:LogOffDelay : After logging off users from their sessions, specifies the amount of time to wait before ending all processes and shutting down the terminal server. The default is 30 seconds.
/v : Displays information about the actions being performed.
/? : Displays help at the command prompt.
Ex) tsshutdn 3600 <==To Cancel this command, press “Ctrl+C”

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