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Is it possible to shutdown a remote computer running Windows 7 via Telnet?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 202651566 views
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Problem

I've successfully connected to my Windows 7 desktop over wifi via Telnet from an XP Home netbook. To login, I use the following command: in this case is an Administrator on and is also a member of the Telnet Clients Group. The problem I have is that when I attempt to shut down by issuing the follow…

Error Output

telnet -l "win7desktop\win7user" win7desktop

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Fix for: Is it possible to shutdown a remote computer running Windows 7 via Telnet?

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Is it necessary to use telnet? If not, you can use PsShutdown to shutdown a remote computer. Or, you can use PsExec and call the shutdown command.

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