Remote Tasks > Shut down a computer

Shutting down a computer

You might want to shut down computers for a number of reasons, for example to make changes to your network or to ensure all computers are switched off at the end of the day.

To shut down a computer

From the left-hand pane, expand Computers and choose All Computers.
From the right-hand pane, right-click the computer and from the menu, choose Tasks, Shutdown.
Click the Options button.
At the 'Warning text' field, type the warning message that will be displayed at the computer before the task occurs.
At the 'Warning duration' field, specify how long the warning text will be displayed at the computer.
If you wish to shut down the computer if a user is logged on, ensure the box is ticked.
If you wish to shut down the computer if it is locked, ensure the box is ticked.
Under Disconnected Computers, define what you want to do if the target computer is disconnected from the network.
Click OK to close the Task Options window.
If you wish to shut down 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.
Click OK.

Notes

To shut down a selected computer from the RM Management Console Start page, click the Computers icon and from the list of tasks, select 'Shut down a computer'.
You can also choose Computer, Shutdown from the Tasks menu.
You can use the same process to shut down multiple computers. First select all of the computers that you wish to shut down.

Remote Tasks > Shut down a computer

Shutting down a computer

To shut down a computer

Remote Tasks > Shut down a computer