How can I shutdown/restart all the computers in the domain? When I'm on the domain controller logged in as the admin.
The Clients are Windows 7 and the Server is a Windows Server 2008 machine. I have tried
shutdown.exe /i
and then selecting the computer but it just comes back with:
PCNAME: The entered computer name is not valid or remote shutdown is not suppor ted on the target computer. Check the name and then try again or contact your system administrator.(53)
Best Answer
To refresh group policy changes on a computer, there's no need to reboot. Use
If you wish to force teh re-application of all group policies (rather than just the changes), you can use
If you wish to target only per-user or per-machine policies, specify that with
If you wish to force the next update to be performed synchronously, you can use
If you need to apply an policy changes that require a user logoff (eg. folder redirection, application deployment) then you can force a logoff with
Similarly, for policies such as computer-targeted software installation that are only processed at boot-up, you can cause a reboot with