How do shutdown or restart Windows computer Using command prompt

Microsoft Windows offers several ways to shut down or restart your computer, one of which is via the command prompt.


Go to Start menu
Click Run
Type cmd enter


Now type shutdown, and then the option you wish to execute.

To shut down your computer type: shutdown /s

To restart your computer type: shutdown /r

To log off your computer type: shutdown /l

For a complete list of options type: shutdown /?