Would you like to learn how to restart Windows using Powershell? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use Powershell to restart a computer running Windows.
• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
• Windows 7
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Tutorial Powershell – Restart the computer
Start a Powershell command-line.
Restart the computer using Powershell.
Force all applications to close and reboot Windows immediately.
Restart a remote computer using Powershell.
Restart a remote computer using a different credential.
Enter the credentials to reboot the remote computer.
Restart a remote computer using a stored credential.
There are multiple ways to use Powershell and a stored credential to reboot a remote computer.
Reboot multiple computers using Powershell.
Create a text file containing the name or IP address of multiple computers.
In our example, we create a text file named MYFILE in the root of drive C.
Restart remote computers by reading the name or IP address from a text file.
Shutdown a computer using Powershell.
Congratulations! You are able to restart computers using Powershell.
