Remote Tasks > Restart a computer

Restarting a computer

You might want to restart a computer, for example, to ensure that assigned packages or important updates are installed. To allow logged-on users to save their work before the computer restarts, you can display a warning message at the computer for a specified amount of time before the task occurs.

To restart a computer

  1. From the left-hand pane, expand Picture of the Computers icon Computers and choose All Computers.

  2. From the right-hand pane, right-click the computer and from the menu, choose Tasks, Restart.

  3. Click the Options button.

  4. At the 'Warning text' field, type the warning message that will be displayed at the computer before the task occurs.

  5. At the 'Warning duration' field, specify how long the warning text will be displayed at the computer.

  6. If you wish to restart the computer if a user is logged on, ensure the box is ticked.

  7. If you wish to restart the computer if it is locked, ensure the box is ticked.

  8. Under Disconnected Computers, define what you want to do if the target computer is disconnected from the network.

  9. Click OK to close the Task Options window.

  10. If you wish to restart the computer at a later date, tick the 'Schedule this task' box and then click the Edit Schedule button. You are presented with a Schedule Task window where you can specify when the task will occur, whether it will recur, and when it will expire.

  11. Click OK.

Notes

  • To restart a selected computer from the RM Management Console Start page, click the Computers icon and from the list of tasks, select 'Restart a computer'.

  • You can also choose Computer, Restart from the Tasks menu.

  • You can use the same process to restart multiple computers. First select all of the computers that you wish to restart.

Related Topics

Start a computer
Shut down a computer
Log a user off a computer

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