Reference number: CH000321
How to shut down
/ restart the
computer with a batch file.
Issue: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 Users
If the computer needs to be restarted
from MS-DOS please see our debug page for
additional information on how to do this.
Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows ME
Users
Restarting the computer
START C:\Windows\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindowsexec
exit
Shut down the computer
C:\Windows\RUNDLL32.EXE user,exitwindows
exit
NOTE: When typing the above two lines,
spacing is important. It is also very important that the exit line be
placed into the batch file as many times Windows may be unable to
restart the computer because of the open MS-DOS window.
Microsoft Windows 98, and Windows
ME users may also perform the below command to perform
different types of rebooting or shutting down.
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx n
Where n is equal to one of the below numbers for the
proper action.
- 0 - LOGOFF
- 1 - SHUTDOWN
- 2 - REBOOT
- 4 - FORCE
- 8 - POWEROFF
Windows XP users
Microsoft Windows XP includes a new shutdown command that will
enable a user to shutdown the computer through the command line
and/or batch files. Additional information about this command can be
found on our shutdown command page.
Additional information:
- Additional information about the rundll and rundll32 files can be
found on document CH000570.
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