Schedule Auto Re-Boot of Windows Server 2008 R2

Is there any specific command or script through which I can schedule an Auto reboot of Windows Server 2008 R2?

harryoxford

Posted 2010-11-01T11:11:52.183

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Answers

Possibly the shutdown command from a Command Prompt?

shutdown -r -f -t 10

Where:

-r restarts
-f forces processes to terminate
-t 10 waits 10 seconds before shutdown

The way I would do this is by scheduling a batch file with the above line in it, although you will probably be able to do this through PowerShell too.

tombull89

Posted 2010-11-01T11:11:52.183

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Exactly how we used to do it. – Joe Taylor – 2010-11-01T11:39:02.723

1@Joe Taylor: used to do it? – tombull89 – 2010-11-01T15:58:57.110

thanx for the help ! – harryoxford – 2010-11-02T08:04:24.023

Yeah, I no longer work for that company so no longer have to reboot their servers. I'm sure they still do it that way. Sorry for the confusion. – Joe Taylor – 2010-11-02T10:43:23.973

Command Prompt, type:

AT 06:00 SHUTDOWN -r -f

At 6:00am the Server or PC will Reboot (-r) and any running apps will be exited (-f)

This command creates a Scheduled Task.

Now How easy is that?

You can get really funky on the Comand line by scheduling a reboot every weekday at a specific time.

Davo

Posted 2010-11-01T11:11:52.183

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