Introduction: Power management can be done manually or through an OS’s command line interface (CLI). Power operations can include starting, shutting down, or restarting a system. Requirements: The command line interface on either a Windows or Linux system. Procedure: Windows From the Windows CLI (cmd.exe or Command Prompt), type one of the following: shutdown /s /*shut down*/ shutdown /r /*restart*/ shutdown /f /r /*forceful restart*/ shutdown /f /s /*forceful shutdown*/ Linux Type one of the following: poweroff /*shut down*/ reboot /*restart*/ halt /*forceful shut down*/ reboot -f /*forceful restart*/ More Information: In Windows, type: shutdown /? In Linux, type: man halt