Solved shutdown /r in a batch script

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• Sep 27, 2025

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when i put

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shutdown /r

in a batch script, it spams the command in the terminal when opened but doesnt reboot the machine. why does this command behave this way in a batch script?

 

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"shutdown /r /f /t 0" or "/t 10"

 

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I agree with garlin.

My own shutdown is a shortcut rather than a batch file but works in the same way:-
shutdown.exe /r /t 0 /f /c "Restart in Menus"

There's guidance in Shutdown - SS64

I use the /c switch so that I can see my deliberate shutdowns in Event viewer.
It doesn't make very much difference but I think I'll appreciate knowing which entries were deliberate if I ever have to investigate shutdown-related problems.
[Log - System, Source - User32, EventID 1074]




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i had to add .exe at the end of shutdown for the batch script to launch properly (shutdown.exe /s)

 

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shoober420 said:

i had to add .exe at the end of shutdown for the batch script to launch properly (shutdown.exe /s)

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I've seen that before.

Please run this in a cmd window
echo %pathext%
or this in a PS window
Get-ChildItem Env:pathext
You should get the response
.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC


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Also, you can do "where shutdown" to confirm there isn't another "shutdown" in your %PATH% that gets called.

 

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