Shutdown Command Windows 10 – CMD Shutdown
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We can utilize the CMD SHUTDOWN command to perform a graceful shutdown of the computer from the command line. Using shutdown
with the /s
option power-off a running Windows 10 PC. Using shutdown with the /r
option restarts a running Windows system.
shutdown /s
The previous command will shutdown Windows after giving a warning message. If you want to shut down your PC immediately, use the /p
flag.
shutdown /p
Want to add a timed delay? We can use /t
flag to add a time interval to the shutdown command. In the following example, the Windows 10 system is powered-off after a 60-second delay:
shutdown /s /t 60
We use the /t
flag to indicate the number of seconds the Windows should wait before shutting down the computer.
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An advantage of using CMD to Shut Down and restart Windows 10 is that if you add a timed delay, you can abort the shutdown with the /a
flag.
shutdown /a
Command Options
The Windows CMD contains everything you need to shut down, restart, and log out your PC from the command line.
/P | Turn off the PC immediately without giving a warning. |
/S | Shutdown the PC After a warning message. Full shutdown will happen in less than 1 minute. |
/R | Restart Windows. |
/L | Log off the user. |
/A | Cancel a system shutdown (A for Abort). |
/H | Hibernate. |
/T | Add a time delay in seconds. The default is 30 seconds. |
/F | Force running programs to close without a warning. |
/M | Shutdown a remote PC on the network (e.g. /s /m \remote-pc-name). |
Use the following command to Log Out the user:
shutdown /l
One can also restart Windows 10, as follows:
shutdown /r /t 60
In the previous example, Windows 10 is restarted after a 60-second delay. Using /r
indicates a restart rather than a shutdown.