Is there a DOS command to switch off a computer from a batch file?

Question

I have a batch file which is used to do a few maintenance jobs on my computer, which is usually run unattended at night, and I need to know if there is a way to close the computer down when the job is completed

Answer 1

not sure, but who is General Failure, and what is he doing with my floppy

Answer 2

You can do that. Include the shut down command as the last thing in your batch stream.

Answer 3

You can call a simple program from a DOS command that will do this. Look at psshutdown in the link below. It has a lot of options.

Answer 4

be careful. this is rude to repeat something from the CD onto the difficult tension by ability of autorun as you have no longer have been given of undertaking to ask the laptop proprietor in the event that they choose which you will repeat something onto their laptop. additionally, you don't be attentive to if there will be adequate disk area on the objective tension.

Answer 5

Yes, you can use the "shutdown" command:

shutdown -s
That will shut down the PC.

Answer 6

shutdown -s