Comments on: How to Schedule a Windows Reboot at a Later Time http://systembash.com/content/how-to-schedule-a-windows-reboot-at-a-later-time/ Technology and System Administration Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:03:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://systembash.com/content/how-to-schedule-a-windows-reboot-at-a-later-time/comment-page-1/#comment-16148 Dave Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:59:22 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=166#comment-16148 Ronny, Thanks for the info. I've updated the post with your information! I agree - it is better to run it outside of task manager as it just leaves more points of failure. Ronny, Thanks for the info. I’ve updated the post with your information! I agree – it is better to run it outside of task manager as it just leaves more points of failure.

]]> By: http://solfrejazz.livejournal.com/ http://systembash.com/content/how-to-schedule-a-windows-reboot-at-a-later-time/comment-page-1/#comment-15161 http://solfrejazz.livejournal.com/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:18:04 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=166#comment-15161 I\'m assuming you mean turn of the computer, and not restart it. Please tell me if I\'m wrong. And if I\'m right - my comment is this: I would like to know how to schedule a shut-down of a mac computer. I\’m assuming you mean turn of the computer, and not restart it. Please tell me if I\’m wrong. And if I\’m right – my comment is this: I would like to know how to schedule a shut-down of a mac computer.

]]> By: Ronny Ong http://systembash.com/content/how-to-schedule-a-windows-reboot-at-a-later-time/comment-page-1/#comment-14900 Ronny Ong Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:35:28 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=166#comment-14900 Actually, the shutdown command is built into virtually every version of Windows released in the last 8 years: XP (Pro/Tablet/Media Center Editions) Vista (All Editions) Server 2003 (All Editions) Server 2008 (All Editions) The only exception is XP Home Edition. Syntax example: shutdown -r -f -t 10 In fact, your use of psshutdown with Scheduled Tasks is silly because one of the main reasons to use psshutdown instead of the built-in shutdown is that the -t option of psshutdown supports HH:MM (time in 24-hour format) in addition to NN (number of seconds). So your example could have been: psshutdown -r -f -c -t 02:00 /accepteula Which is better because it does not rely upon the Task Scheduler service being enabled and running. Instead, psshutdown temporarily installs its own service. Occasionally, anti-malware which has been set to paranoid settings may block this, but typically such settings would also block the addition of a Scheduled Task. Actually, the shutdown command is built into virtually every version of Windows released in the last 8 years:

XP (Pro/Tablet/Media Center Editions)
Vista (All Editions)
Server 2003 (All Editions)
Server 2008 (All Editions)

The only exception is XP Home Edition.

Syntax example: shutdown -r -f -t 10

In fact, your use of psshutdown with Scheduled Tasks is silly because one of the main reasons to use psshutdown instead of the built-in shutdown is that the -t option of psshutdown supports HH:MM (time in 24-hour format) in addition to NN (number of seconds). So your example could have been:

psshutdown -r -f -c -t 02:00 /accepteula

Which is better because it does not rely upon the Task Scheduler service being enabled and running. Instead, psshutdown temporarily installs its own service. Occasionally, anti-malware which has been set to paranoid settings may block this, but typically such settings would also block the addition of a Scheduled Task.

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