On a windows PC , there are many workarounds to remotely shutdown your computer . If you browse through the internet , you will find a lot of how-to guides which will guide you through the process of remotely shutting down a PC , either by using Microsoft outlook or the Thunderbird email client .
While all those methods definitely work , but they are not a direct approach to remotely shutting down a windows PC . Which is why i have found out an easier solution to remotely shutdown a PC from anywhere . All you need is an phone or a computer with an internet access and shutting down your PC will be just a click away .
What do you need ?
In this how-to guide we will be using
Airytec Switch Off , a free program which is a around 100 Kb in size and works on most windows operating systems including windows 7 and windows 8 . The program does not has a windows based interface , but it can be easily accessed from the windows notification area .
Feature wise apart from the remote shutdown feature , this small program can also be configured to perform multiple tasks such as automatic shutdown , restart or logging off your windows PC . The program does not need any additional framework or libraries to run and works perfectly even if your windows account is logged off . Now lets move on to find out how we can use Airytec switch off to remote shutdown your windows PC .
Instructions to remotely shutdown your PC using a Phone
Step 2: After the program is installed , Expand the windows notification bar and double click on the programs logo .
Step 3: From the select schedule drop down menu , select a schedule and set a time period for the executing the action.
Step 4: Next select shutdown from list of actions and check the “ force applications to close “ , “ warn me before executing the action “ and “ run whether users are logged on or not “ options .
Step 5: Now from the windows notifications area , right click on the programs logo and select options .
Step 6: Select the remote tab and click on “ edit web interface settings” . next check “ Enable web interface “ , do not check the ” enable authentication ” option and click on apply .
Step 7: Click on “ view / update static addresses ” and note down the switch off URL , or even better add it as a bookmark in your phone’s browser for easy access.
Step 8: Next double click on the program’s icon in the windows notifications and click on “ Enable Task “ .
Step 9: Now the program is all set . just open the IP address that your bookmarked on your phone and you should see a similar interface as below .
Step 10: Tap on shutdown and the program will initiate the shutdown countdown on your PC .
Thats it , now you can shut down your PC from anywhere by just a single click . This is by far the most easiest method and it doesn’t even require you to install any pp on your Android or iOS phone .
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