How to Reboot or Shutdown WinPE

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:03:11 +0000

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 include the shutdown.exe command-line tool that can be used for shutting down or rebooting a system within a script or just from the command prompt. WinPE however is only a minimal operating system primarily designed to act as a preinstallation or recovery environment.

To keep the footprint of WinPE as small as possible many services or tools usually found within a full Windows installation are not available within WinPE. The same applies for the shutdown.exe command.

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How to Reboot or Shutdown WinPE