Question

How to shutdown someones computer with cmd in the same network?

Answer 1

If you have multiple computers on your network, you can shut them down remotely regardless of their operating system. If you are using Windows, you'll need to set the remote computer to be able to shut down remotely. Once this is set up, you can perform the shut down from any computer, including Linux. Mac computers can be shut down remotely with a simple Terminal command.

Method One of Five:
Enabling the Remote Registry Service (Windows)



1

Open the Start menu on the computer you want to be able to shut down remotely. Before you can remotely shut down a Windows computer on your network, you'll need to enable Remote Services on it. This requires administrator access to the computer.If you're trying to shut down a Mac remotely, click here.

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2

Type .services.msc while the Start menu is open and press ↵ Enter.This start the Microsoft Management Console with the "Services" section open.



3

Find "Remote Registry" in the list of services. The list is sorted alphabetically by default.



4

Right-click "Remote Registry" and select "Properties." This will open the Properties window for the service.