PowerTip: Turn off the power to your computer with PowerShell
Summary: A simple way to power off your computer by using the Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve got a script that needs to power off a system after it’s done. How can I accomplish this with PowerShell?
Look no further than the Stop-Computer cmdlet to turn off the power! (How’s THAT for a power tip?) Here are some examples:
# Try without doing anything bad
Stop-Computer -WhatIf
# Stop the local computer
Stop-Computer
# Try without doing anything bad on multiple systems
Stop-computer -ComputerName ‘computer01′,’computer02′,’computer03’ -whatif
# Stop multiple systems
Stop-computer -ComputerName ‘computer01′,’computer02′,’computer03’
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hey Scripting Guy – What a great tip !! Thanks. Now, how about a script to start the remote computer after I have used this script to shut it down ?? You know, kinda like the old WOL used to do. That would really be nice !!! and convenient !!! Would save lots of driving time. Looking forward to seeing your solution …