Click Start, type Remote, and then select Remote Desktop Connection from the list. The Remote Desktop Connection window opens. Type PC 2’s IPv4 Address into the Computer field and then click Connect. The Windows Security window opens. The RDP (remote desktop protocol) software comes in-built in Windows 10 or 8.1 or 7. It’s free to use, once you buy a genuine license of Pro or Enterprise edition. You need to give permission to the remote person or support guy to access your computer. After recommended security measures are in place, Remote Desktop is a powerful tool for geeks to use and lets you avoid installing third party apps for this type of functionality. This guide and the screenshots that accompany it are made for Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.
In a remote session the normal shutdown button only allows you to disconnect or log off. After a bit of research I found 2 easy ways of restarting a remote desktop session.
- Go to the Desktop
- Close all open desktop apps
- Type ALT+F4 (this is the shortcut for closing apps and programs too)
- Up pop a new ‘Shut Down Windows” Windows 8 dialogue
- Then select the command of you desire.
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If you are commend line oriented then,
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- Type + R to open the ‘Run’ dialog
- Type either ‘shutdown /r’ for a restart or ‘shutdown /s’ for a simple shutdown and click OK.
- If you want to see a UI or do this remotely, you can always try ‘shutdown /i’ on your local machine and do a remote shutdown.