Q&A for How to Do a Remote Shutdown for a PC on a LAN

In command prompt, type ipconfig and if you're using WiFi, look for Default Gateway under Wireless LAN Adapter Wi-Fi. Type that into your browser, and your router's settings should pop up. You might have to do a bit of searching, but all the devices with their IPs should be somewhere on there.

Either use "Ctrl + Shift" while opening CMD, or right click and select run as administrator. There is also a Command Prompt as Admin option in the Win+X menu. Also, please note step two in the article (you must have local admin permissions on the target PC).

Connect with your Default Gateway (192.168.0.1 or similar). You can find it by going to the CMD window and typing "ipconfig". Scroll down a bit and you'll find it. Type Default Gateway in the search (top bar, not google). Enter your username and admin (if you don't know, you can google it by entering your router name/model). Go to the wireless option and click on Control Access. There you'll see all the devices connected and their name as well. Copy the IP, paste it and you're all done!

Either use "Ctrl + Shift" while opening CMD, or right click and select run as administrator. There is also a Command Prompt as Admin option in the Win+X menu. Also, please note step two in the article (you must have local admin permissions on the target PC).

It is usually on your router, along with the default network information. The username will usually be "admin" as well.

Either use Ctrl + Shift while opening CMD, or right click and select run as administrator. There is also a Command Prompt as Admin option in the Win+X menu. Please note step two in the article, you must have local admin permissions on the target PC.

No, it does not.

Make sure you are trying to connect and shutdown to the correct PC. Make sure the opposite user is LOGGED IN and CONNECTED to the network.

If the computer you are connecting to has a username and password, Remote Administration enabled in the firewall, and the Remote Registry service running, then yes.

Either use Ctrl + Shift while opening CMD, or right click and select run as administrator. There is also a Command Prompt as Admin option in the Win+X menu. Please note step two in the article, you must have local admin permissions on the target PC.

For Acer, the username is Acer, the password is nothing. If you are using Windows XP, the username is Administrator. It depends on your OEM. If you did the OOBE setup, you created your own user, so use your user's credentials. The OEM name might be the default username. If you entered audit mode during Windows OOBE, the default user account name(s) are Administrator and defaultuser0.