I read a post at Th3zone about shutting down a remote computer using the windows management console... but here's an easier and less complicated way: Shutting down a computer using a UI: 1. Start -> run -> shutdown -i 2. Add the ip address or the hostname of the computer you want to shutdown , restart or log off. (You can also specify the time interval in seconds, and an optional message) 3. Click Ok. Shutting down a computer at command prompt: 1. Start -> run -> cmd 2. to shutdown a remote computer: shutdown -s -m \\ *To view the command line options for the shutdown command, type shutdown /?