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I created a scheduled task to turn off my computer via the command line
"shutdown.exe -s". I also tried "shutdown.exe -l -s". Unfortunately, it
restarts the machine in either case so it's left powered-on at the welcome
screen. How can the machine be turned off completely?

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More info here:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shutcut.php


Scott99 wrote:
> I created a scheduled task to turn off my computer via the command
> line "shutdown.exe -s". I also tried "shutdown.exe -l -s".
> Unfortunately, it restarts the machine in either case so it's left
> powered-on at the welcome screen. How can the machine be turned off
> completely?

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