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How To Shut Down

This document provides instructions for shutting down or restarting a computer using a batch file. It explains: 1) For MS-DOS, additional information is needed on the debug page to restart from DOS. 2) For Windows 95/98, adding "shutdown /r /t 0" and "exit" with proper spacing to a batch file will restart the computer. 3) Windows NT/2000/XP users can use "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,ShellExec_RunDLL shutdown.exe" followed by a number to perform different reboot/shutdown actions.

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How To Shut Down

This document provides instructions for shutting down or restarting a computer using a batch file. It explains: 1) For MS-DOS, additional information is needed on the debug page to restart from DOS. 2) For Windows 95/98, adding "shutdown /r /t 0" and "exit" with proper spacing to a batch file will restart the computer. 3) Windows NT/2000/XP users can use "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,ShellExec_RunDLL shutdown.exe" followed by a number to perform different reboot/shutdown actions.

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How to shut down / restart the computer with a batch file.

Question:
How to shut down / restart the computer with a batch file.

Reasoning:
It may be necessary after a batch file is completed its copying or installing process to restart the computer to complete that installation. Below are steps that can be used to restart a computer through a batch file.

Solution:
MS-DOS sers
If the computer needs to be restarted from MS-DOS please see our debug page for additional information on how to do this.

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Microsoft &indows +9 includes a new shutdown command that will enable a user to shutdown the computer through the command line and/or batch files. !dditional information about this command can be found on our shutdown command page.

)dditional *nformation:

!dditional information about the rundll and rundll./ files can be found on document #H444:;4.

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