Reboot Windows Server From Another Computer Remotely

Problem

Sometimes you cannot access the server physically or cannot login to the server using remote desktop access. How can I reboot the server from another computer in the same local area network?

Solution

Please follow these steps to reboot the server from another computer.

1. Login as "administrator" to another computer using remote desktop access.
2. Change the administrator password to the same as the server you want to reboot.
3. Open a DOS window and execute "Shutdown -m \\##.##.##.## /r". "##.##.##.##" is the IP that you want to reboot

Related Resources

		Usage: shutdown [/i | /l | /s | /r | /a | /p | /h |
			[/m \\computer][/t xxx][/d [p:]xx:yy [/c "commen

			No args    Display help. This is the same as typ
			/?         Display help. This is the same as not
			/i         Display the graphical user interface
					   This must be the first option
			/l         Log off. This cannot be used with /m
			/s         Shutdown the computer
			/r         Shutdown and restart the computer
			/a         Abort a system shutdown.
					   This can only be used during the time
			/p         Turn off the local computer with no t
					   This can only be used with /d option
			/h         Hibernate the local computer.
					   This can only be used with the /f opt
			/e         Document the reason for an unexpected
			/m \\computer Specify the target computer
			/t xxx     Set time-out period before shutdown t
					   The valid range is 0-600, with a defa
			/c "comment" Comment on the reason for the resta
					   Maximum of 127 characters allowed
			/f         Force running applications to close w
			/d [p:]xx:yy  Provide the reason for the restart
					   p indicates that the restart or shutd
					   xx is the major reason number (positi
					   yy is the minor reason number (positi

		Reasons on this computer:
		(E = Expected U = Unexpected P = planned, C = custom
		Type    Major   Minor   Title

		 U      0       0       Other (Unplanned)
		E       0       0       Other (Unplanned)
		E P     0       0       Other (Planned)
		 U      0       5       Other Failure: System Unresp
		E       1       1       Hardware: Maintenance (Unpla
		E P     1       1       Hardware: Maintenance (Plann
		E       1       2       Hardware: Installation (Unpl
		E P     1       2       Hardware: Installation (Plan
		  P     2       3       Operating System: Upgrade (P
		E       2       4       Operating System: Reconfigur
		E P     2       4       Operating System: Reconfigur
		  P     2       16      Operating System: Service pa
				2       17      Operating System: Hot fix (U
		  P     2       17      Operating System: Hot fix (P
				2       18      Operating System: Security f
		  P     2       18      Operating System: Security f
		E       4       1       Application: Maintenance (Un
		E P     4       1       Application: Maintenance (Pl
		E P     4       2       Application: Installation (P
		E       4       5       Application: Unresponsive
		E       4       6       Application: Unstable
		 U      5       15      System Failure: Stop error
		E       5       19      Security issue
		 U      5       19      Security issue
		E P     5       19      Security issue
		E       5       20      Loss of network connectivity
		 U      6       11      Power Failure: Cord Unplugge
		 U      6       12      Power Failure: Environment
		  P     7       0       Legacy API shutdown
  	

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