Is there an equivalent to the Linux 'halt' command in Windows?

[AB2T]

Just as the subject line says. Can I use the command line to shutdown the computer without using the graphical interface?

73, Jordan

[AF6LJ]

Yes you can
just bring up the command prompt and type shutdown
You should get the list of command line arguments...

The way the command behaves in XP is a little different than in Seven however the same functionality is retained.

I've used the shutdown command in my computer that records TV shows to shut off the computer after a program had been recorded.

[KT1F]

If you want to do more than the standard shutdown utility then there's PsShutdown. I think it still works on current versions of Windows.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb897541

[AF6LJ]

If you want to do more than the standard shutdown utility then there's PsShutdown. I think it still works on current versions of Windows.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb897541

It does. ......

[W5RKL]

Yes you can
just bring up the command prompt and type shutdown
You should get the list of command line arguments...

The way the command behaves in XP is a little different than in Seven however the same functionality is retained.

I've used the shutdown command in my computer that records TV shows to shut off the computer after a program had been recorded.

Shutdown, when issued in Windows 7, will save the state of all running applications then shut the machine down. Powering the machine back up will return the machine, including any/all applications that were running, excluding
any external website applications, to the same state before the shutdown command was issued.If a web browser was logged into a website, that log in sessions will be terminated
and the operator will have to log back into the website once the machine is back up. I tested this with my 64 bit Windows 7 machine and that's how it functions in Windows 7.

I don't see the "PsShutdown" command listed nor does Windows 7 recognize that as a valid command.

73s
Mike
W5RKL

[KD4MOJ]

Command is:

shutdown -h now

Oops... you meant for windows... i need to read more carefully!

...DOUG
KD4MOJ

[AF6LJ]

Command is:

shutdown -h now

Oops... you meant for windows... i need to read more carefully!

...DOUG
KD4MOJ

That also.

[KA5LQJ]

I thought the shut down command for Windows was a "16 pound adjustment tool" and to
"Press ANY Key", LOL!

Don/KA5LQJ

[AF6LJ]

I thought the shut down command for Windows was a "16 pound adjustment tool" and to
"Press ANY Key", LOL!

Don/KA5LQJ

You are confused that is the Mac shutdown tool.

[KY5U]

The trick with Windows machines is to keep them from shutting down, not shutting them down.