Embedded Linux Consulting and Training. Greg Haerr's Nano-X Window System Page (previously Microwindows) How To Use the Remote Shutdown Tool to Shut Down and Restart a Computer in Windows 2000. This article describes how to use the Remote Shutdown tool (Shutdown.exe) to shut down and restart a local or remote Windows 2000-based or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based computer.
Shutdown.exe is available on the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit CD-ROM only. It is a command-line tool that you can use to shut down or to restart a local or remote computer that is running Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0.