How to remotely shut down someone else computer on your network?

Question

I hear you can do this and was just wondering hwo the flibble is that done? Although i aint gonna do it of course i swear i'm not like that i just think it's cool for cats XP

Answer 1

that first answer wil shut yourown pc down

i usedto work for a web desigh company and i downloaded a program off zdnet.com (search for network programs)

with this program u can control all pcs in the network if its not password protected (most are not)

then u can make other pcs crash!, shutdown etc, wicked but fun!

Answer 2

You'll need administrative rights to do this, but from an MS DOS prompt, you can type:

shutdown -?

to get the help options for the command.

Here is the output from my screen:

C:\>shutdown -?
Usage: shutdown [-i | -l | -s | -r | -a] [-f] [-m \\computername] [-t xx] [-c "comment"] [-d up:xx:yy]

No args Display this message (same as -?)
-i Display GUI interface, must be the first option
-l Log off (cannot be used with -m option)
-s Shutdown the computer
-r Shutdown and restart the computer
-a Abort a system shutdown
-m \\computername Remote computer to shutdown/restart/abort
-t xx Set timeout for shutdown to xx seconds
-c "comment" Shutdown comment (maximum of 127 characters)
-f Forces running applications to close without warning
-d [u][p]:xx:yy The reason code for the shutdown
u is the user code
p is a planned shutdown code
xx is the major reason code (positive integer less than 256)
yy is the minor reason code (positive integer less than 65536)

Answer 3

shutdown.exe in the system32 folder can do that:

Shutdown.exe uses the following syntax:

shutdown \\computername /l /a /r /t:xx "msg" /y /c

You can use the following switches with Shutdown.exe:
• \\computername: Use this switch to specify the remote computer to shut down. If you omit this parameter, the local computer name is used.
• /l (Note that this is a lowercase "L" character): Use this switch to shut down the local computer
• /a: Use this switch to quit a shutdown operation. You can do this only during the time-out period. If you use this switch, all other parameters are ignored.
• /r: Use this switch to restart the computer instead of fully shutting it down.
• /t:xx: Use this switch to specify the time (in seconds) after which the computer is shut down. The default is 20 seconds.
• "msg": Use this switch to specify a message during the shutdown process. The maximum number of characters that the message can contain is 127.
• /y: Use this switch to force a "yes" answer to all queries from the computer.
• /c: Use this switch quit all running programs. If you use this switch, Windows forces all programs that are running to quit. The option to save any data that may have changed is ignored. This can result in data loss in any programs for which data is not previously saved.

Answer 4

how are you able to commence a working laptop or laptop remotely? If its shutdown, then its no longer on the community, so no laptop would be waiting to realize it, to commence it up. the only thank you to commence the laptop is manually. The good judgment for shutting down is easy and can be carried out interior the script. properly suited me if im incorrect.

Answer 5

Click START>RUN

Type in "shutdown -i"

A box will appear - click "add" and type in the name of the PC (you should know this if you are wanting to do this for whatever reason !)

Or type in the IP address of the PC you want to shut down.

But of course this isn't for anything malicious is it ?!!!;o) he he

If you don't know how to find out an IP address click:

START>RUN type "cmd" and then a black box will appear - type in "IPCONFIG" and the IP is listed at the top.

Answer 6

through command prompt look at shutdown /?
Of course you would have to have admin access to the remote computer or be in a remote session to do it through command prompt.

another option is with certain software -- but that would have to be on the target computer already in order to work.

-Greyhat

Answer 7

CCleaner is a good program if you want to improve the performaces of your pc and get rid of virus, worms and trojans. Free download here http://j.mp/UrAJ2Q

Answer 8

well.The above information is pretty useful. I dont think you need any more help.