The all new Shutdown Controller is here!

Shutdown Controller v4.0 has been officially released and is now available for immediate downloading. For information about the new features, see below.

Shutdown Controller allows you to simplify the shutting down and/or restarting of remote machines on a Windows network.

It is an invaluable tool for any network administrator who requires computers to be shutdown or rebooted from a central location, for events such as the installation of security updates that require a restart, or shutting down computers at the end of the day etc.

Shutdown Controller 4.0 now runs with native Windows APIs and can be used to remotely shutdown and restart computers running:

• Windows XP Professional
• Windows XP Home*
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows 2000
• Windows 2000 Server
• Windows Vista

*Functionality is severely limited with this version of Windows

System Requirements

Shutdown Controller requires Microsoft Windows 2000 or later installed to run. For the best experience, Microsoft Windows XP Professional is recommended.

Shutdown Controller also requires that you have the Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0 or higher installed. The setup will download it for you if you do not have it installed already, or you can install it from Microsoft Update. It is approximately 23.1 MB and is only required on the host computer, not the target computers.

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Shutdown Controller v4.0 Features

The latest version contains lots of brand new features designed to increase ease of use of Shutdown Controller.
The main new features include:

• Completely redesigned interface
• New task scheduler
• Shutdown Controller help
• Vastly improved stability
• Rebuilt from the ground up using the .NET Framework 2.0
• Brand new updater client

The new user interface was designed with simplicity and efficiency in mind. The old method of executing tasks either in groups of computers, ranges of computers or individually has been scrapped in place for a much more efficient single section that encompasses all three methods of adding computers to a single area instead of three. In addition, the blue and yellow has been replaced with a varient of the current Windows theme which allows for a vast reduction in screen sizes, as well as increased visual appeal.

Shutdown Controller v4.0 also contains the brand new Task Scheduler. The Task Scheduler allows you to create tasks to run at a specified time of the day on specified days of the week. This automation allows you to free yourself from the repetitive action of shutting down computers at the end of the day if people forget to shutdown etc.

Along with these new features, there are plenty more new features, improvements and bug fixes also. For a complete listing, please consult the version changes.