- 1 year ago
Restarting applications with shutdown.exe
The shutdown.exe
command in Windows is primarily used to shut down or restart the computer. It is not designed specifically to restart individual applications. However, you can try using shutdown.exe
in combination with the /a
(abort) option to force the system to perform a restart, which may cause running applications to close.
Here's an example of how you can use shutdown.exe
to restart the computer:
batch@echo off
shutdown.exe /r /t 0
pause
In this example, the /r
option specifies a restart, and the /t 0
option sets the timeout to 0 seconds, causing an immediate restart. The pause
command is added to keep the console window open so that you can see the output.
Keep in mind that this approach may not gracefully close applications, and any unsaved work may be lost. It's generally recommended to close applications manually before initiating a restart.
If you need more fine-grained control over application restarts, you may need to explore other options, such as using a scripting language or automation tool that provides specific application management capabilities.