Can I restart without logging off first?

[Martin]

The only way I've been able get the Restart button to actually do a proper
restart is to log off first. If I don't, the restart button just acts like
the Turn Off button. Is there any way to bypass the log off step and still
get it to restart?

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Martin,

Put the following command into a shortcut and save it. Click to
restart.

Shutdown.exe -r -t 05

 

[Marty3]

I haven't been able to make it work. I see a quick flash of a dos type
window and nothing else happens. I'm wondering if the way I made the
shortcut is wrong.

First I typed the command in Notepad as shown and made it into a shortcut.
Then I found the remote shutdown.exe command tool in windows\system32\, and
added the switches. That also just produced a flash of the dos window.

Perhaps if you could describe the proper procedure for making the shortcut,
or have other suggestions, I could try it again.

Thanks.

Hi Martin,

Put the following command into a shortcut and save it. Click to
restart.

Shutdown.exe -r -t 05

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

The only way I've been able get the Restart button to
actually do a proper restart is to log off first. If I
don't, the restart button just acts like the Turn Off
button. Is there any way to bypass the log off step and
still get it to restart?

 

[Bert Kinney]

Right click on the Desktop and select New - Shortcut and in the "Type
the location of the item:" past the following command, press next,
name the shortcut if you like then press Finish. That's it.

Shutdown.exe -r -t 05

This is only a workaround. The cause of the shutdown rather than
restart is there is most likely a process or program running in a user
account that has not logged off.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

I haven't been able to make it work. I see a quick flash
of a dos type window and nothing else happens. I'm
wondering if the way I made the shortcut is wrong.

First I typed the command in Notepad as shown and made it
into a shortcut. Then I found the remote shutdown.exe
command tool in windows\system32\, and added the
switches. That also just produced a flash of the dos
window.

Perhaps if you could describe the proper procedure for
making the shortcut, or have other suggestions, I could
try it again.

Thanks.

Hi Martin,

Put the following command into a shortcut and save it.
Click to restart.

Shutdown.exe -r -t 05

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

The only way I've been able get the Restart button to
actually do a proper restart is to log off first. If I
don't, the restart button just acts like the Turn Off
button. Is there any way to bypass the log off step
and still get it to restart?