You??™ll see in the remote Start menu that the Shut
down button is gone, with Disconnect in its place. This is obviously
done intentionally, since a shut-down computer will not accept remote
connections, but it does make it more difficult to actually shut down or
restart the remote PC. To shut down a remote computer, click an empty
area of the desktop and press Alt-F4. Or, open a Command Prompt
window and type:
shutdown -s -t 5
where 5 is the number of seconds to wait before shutting down; specify
0 here to shut down immediately.
Want an audience? When you connect to a remote PC, anyone currently
logged in to that computer will be unceremoniously logged out to make
way for your remote connection. This poses a problem if you wish to
use the remote PC while its owner watches. The Remote Assistance feature,
described in the ???Using Remote Assistance??? sidebar, next, as well
as VNC, described below, both overcome this limitation.
Using Remote Assistance
The Remote Assistance feature is optional, but can make it easier for less experienced
users to transmit the required information to the person who will be
accessing her computer remotely, including the IP address and user account.
On the PC to be controlled, open Control Panel, go to System, and then click
the Remote settings link on the left side. Turn on the Allow Remote Assistance
invitations to be sent from this computer option, and then click the
Remote Assistance link in this window to open the Remote Assistance dialog
(or launch rcimlby -launchra).
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