Whenever you feel the need to restart or shut down your computer from a remote location, try these tools to see if they work. Use Remote Desktop Connection Restart using Windows PowerShell Restart ...

We have 2003 SP1 and 2003 R2 (SP1 implied) boxes that I keep patched monthly, and I haven't seen this issue.<BR><BR>As a workaround, could you run a script nightly that restart the Terminal Services ...

I connect to my PC at home using the Remote Desktop Web Connection & occasionally I need to be able to re-boot it remotely. I know I have seen scripts to re-boot an XP box, but for the life of me I ...

Microsoft’s first Windows 11 security update of 2026 broke shutdowns and some Remote Desktop sign-ins. Microsoft has released ...

Some users have reported that the Allow remote connections to this computer are greyed out, and by default, the Don’t allow remote connections to this computer is checked. In this post, we will ...

Remote access — the ability to control a computer from a different location over the network — might not be something you need to use every day. However, it does come in handy in certain situations.