Comments on: Quick Tip: Restart Windows From Task Manager

By: JH

JH — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:41:13 +0000

If you have vista click on ‘file,’ ‘new task (run)’ and type shutdown /t 1 /s which shutsdown windows with a timeout of 1. Use /f to force running apps to close.

By: bryne

bryne — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:08:03 +0000

hei thanks so much

By: SP

SP — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:20:23 +0000

Sorry a bit correction, I meant I could not find the option (Shut Down ) in other XP PC’c .

By: SP

SP — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:44:08 +0000

Thank you for the wonderful tip. however I could find this options( Shut down tab ) in the Task managers in other pc’s ( with XP) . Does that mean its disabled , if so how do enable this .

Thanks in advance .

By: Crow

Crow — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:45:37 +0000

Very useful, much appreciated!

By: jon

jon — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:52:25 +0000

Just make a batch file on your desktop with contents:
shutdown -r -t 00
and run it to restart your pc. Alternatively, if you want to shut down, replace “-r” with “-s”.
For n00bs: a batch file is just a text file with .bat extension which makes it executable.

By: thesun

thesun — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:07:13 +0000

ya. it doesnt work on vista. though if u press crtrl alt delete, u could log off from there. that might work though it would be much easier if u can do it directly from windows task manager

By: lily'smom06

lily'smom06 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:09:40 +0000

i have windows vista and used task manager to end a few backround processes to make another program run better and now i cannot remember whether the instructions were to restart the computer so that the backround processes will still be in tact or if i should shut it down and restart???? help please…..

By: mysticgeek

mysticgeek — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:14:12 +0000

************************************* UPDATE ******************************************

For Shut Down to appear on the task manager you will need to have the Welcome Screen enabled for logging in … Also, if you are logging on to a domain more than likely it will not appear … unless your system administrator allows for it.

We are also looking into a solution for this in Windows Vista. Stay Tunned!

By: NicRick

NicRick — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:25:46 +0000

mysticgeek

I have Vista – Business installed on my Toshiba laptop and I don´t have the SP1 installed as of yet since I am waiting to install it when it becomes public I understand early next month. Let´s hope you are right and The Geek works his magic on this one. Thanks for your concern.