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Using the Shutdown utility

Use the Shutdown.exe utility that's shipped with the Windows NT Resource Kit to reboot the local machine. An example of the usage is Shutdown /l/r/c/y. The command line arguments add flexibility to the utility. Use /l to shut down the local machine, /r to reboot, /c to close all programs, and /y to avoid having to answer Yes to prompts. You can also use this utility in conjunction with the AT command to schedule a shutdown at specific times. An example of this is:

  AT 23:59 /every:M,T,W,Th,F shutdown /l /r /c /y