How to Shutdown Computers in the Same Network (School, Work, Libraries)

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Greetings,

Have you ever wanted to turn off your friends computer at school or your bosses laptop at work?

Well now you can. In this guide I will show you how to remotely shutdown any computer connected to a network.

What you need

• Computer connected to network with network access.
• Some user permissions on computer (Doesn't have to be administator)
• Very Basic Computer Skills

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Note
This will not work if the target computer has specific firewall filtering or if the user making the attack has no computer permissions. The user making the attack must be able to access the Command Prompt (CMD) or must be able to run Batch Files(.bat files)

Most school computers will be able to run Batch Files and we can use this as a substitution for the Command Prompt.

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Step 1
Start Command Prompt by going to Start > Run and by typing in "cmd" in the edit box and pressing "ok" to start Command Prompt in Windows XP. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 you will have to enter "cmd" into the search box that appears when you click Start.

If this does not open the Command Prompt go to step 2. If the Command Prompt opens, simply enter the text:

Code:

Shutdown -i

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After pressing enter a new window will pop up. Go to step 3.

Step 2​

As Command Prompt is blocked or unaccessible we are going to try to open it using a Batch File.

Go to any folder and create a new text file (Notepad is preferred but any other plain text editor will be fine)
Open you text file and copy and paste the following text:

Code:

shutdown -i

Now go to File > Save as... and choose to save as plain text (if using Microsoft word) and save as 'Shutdown Start.bat' without the quotations.

As you can see in the picture you now have a file called "Shutdown Start". Double click on it and a windows should pop-up.

Step 3​

You should now have a program like interface in front of you. The fields are self-explanatory but I have labeled a picture to show you all of its features.

1 =All computers added to the shutdown. You can shutdown multiple computers at the same time.
2 = Allows you to add a computer network name to the shutdown. If you do not know the target computers network name it is usually labeled in schools and libraries but it is usually found in the drop-down menu at the login window. When logging in, instead of logging in to your normal domain, eg SCHOOLHIGH, look at the other drop-down options and you should see a domain name, eg DELL-MATHS014.

If you still have trouble finding the network name of the target computer download a free program called NetResView which displays information about all network users including HOST names and Ip's.

You can download the program here:
www.nirsoft.net/utils/netresview.html
3 = Used to easily find computer network names by searching for them. Clicking on this will open number 9 which is in the right in the picture.
4 = Allows you to choose between a Shutdown, Restart or Logoff.
5 = If deselected you cannot enter a message or set a time.
6 = Allows you to choose how long your message will show up for. (It is a count-down timer)
7 = Allows you to notify the user what the Shutdown is for.
8 = Allows you to input a message that the target user will see before shutdown.
9 = This is the window that opens when you press Browse.
10 = Allows you to input a computer name to search for computers. Useful at places where there are many computers.​

Final Result​

After you have added you target computer and preferred setting the target user will receive this pop-up.



This cannot be stoped by clicking exit or by killing the process via the Task Manager. The only way to stop this is by entering this in run or in Command Prompt:

Code:

shutdown -a

This will stop the shutdown. I recommend having a ready Batch File with this code in case someone tries the shutdown on you^_^ .

Thank you,

- Darkplanner​

 

Very nice guide.

Simple and to the point.

*I need to try this* lol

 

Thanks for your feedback.

It should work in most schools where I live but i'm unsure about the USA.

 

omg thnx im gonna try this

 

No problem. I had a lot of fun with this.

 

ROFL this is great. I have a question though. If someone is on my network, can I only shut that person down?

 

I don't understand your question, You can only shutdown people in your network. You can shut down multiple people but they must be on your network.

 

Wow, what a nice guide.
Maybe I'll try it at the end of the year.
My school is full of these IT old guys who think they know everything, problem is they use spyware so if I do this I'll probably get suspended :S
Still, you taught me something very useful!
THAANKSSS

 

No problem.

Doubt you will get suspended unless if your school has one of the best monitoring software. Most schools use batch files to make their system settings works and this won't be that detectable.

(However I don't recommend shutting down every person in your school at same time = Definite Suspension)

Be careful!

 

Lmaooo im so doing this at college. Thank you!

 

I tried using the program to find the people on my network but nothing came up

 

So awesome. i love this guide.
my Buisness teacher found out and gave me detention
for disturbing the class .
was all worth it though LOL.

 

Good guide

 

niceee

 

Haha neat and nice guide. Good for a prank I guess

 

I do it a different way, and I did it in school and I never get caught

 

For Windows 7 you type: shutdown /i

I get the box and everything but when I browse for computers it says
"The active directory domain is not available"

Any solutions?

 

This wont work for 90% of schools unless your school just completely has no idea. This will not work becuase I guarantee that a simple student computer is NOT the network admin, yes you do need this to shut down any computer on the network using this method.

Just another noob that thinks hes a l33th4x0r

 

Nice guide i would try at the library if i still went

 

and it wont work, this guide should be deleted this only gives 12 year olds hope they can h4x their school network, there is going to be 1 network admin that can do this and guess what its not gonna be you who ever is reading this guide