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Remote Desktop Connection - Reboot? #50714 12/19/2012 3:32 AM
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OP GoBruins Member Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 395	Hi, Does anyone know of an elegant solution to reboot the host computer when using RDC? The closest I've come is Alt-F4, but it's not really tidy. Gianni

Re: Remote Desktop Connection - Reboot? GoBruins #50715 12/19/2012 3:40 AM
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Sandeep G Member Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,316 Likes: 2 California	Make a Batchfile on the desktop. PAUSE shutdown -r -t 01 Reboots the computer in 1 seconds. You can add -f to force close any open programs. shutdown -r -t 01 -f The PAUSE is to make sure you don't click it on accident. Sandeep Luthra \| LTMedical.net 2023 Practice Systems now available

Re: Remote Desktop Connection - Reboot? Sandeep #50716 12/19/2012 4:35 AM
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OP GoBruins Member Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 395	Clever - especially the PAUSE statement. Thanks! Gianni

Re: Remote Desktop Connection - Reboot? GoBruins #50717 12/19/2012 5:22 AM
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Sandeep G Member Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,316 Likes: 2 California	Wait! I made a mistake, change it to -r (restart) instead of -s. -s is to shutdown. Sandeep Luthra \| LTMedical.net 2023 Practice Systems now available

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