Reboot method of the Win32_OperatingSystem class
The Reboot WMI class method shuts down the computer system, then restarts it.
This topic uses Managed Object Format (MOF) syntax. For more information about using this method, see Calling a Method.
Syntax
uint32 Reboot();
Parameters
This method has no parameters.
Return value
Returns zero (0) to indicate success. Any other number indicates an error. For error codes, see WMI Error Constants or WbemErrorEnum. For general HRESULT values, see System Error Codes.
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Success (0)
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Other (1 4294967295)
Remarks
The ability to programmatically restart a computer allows administrators to perform many computer management tasks remotely.
For example, if you create a script to install software or make a configuration change that requires restarting a computer, you can include the restart command in the script and perform the entire operation remotely. The Reboot method can be used to restart a computer. Like the Win32Shutdown method, the Reboot method requires the user whose security credentials are being used by the script to possess the Shutdown privilege.
Examples
The following VBScript code sample invokes the Reboot method of the Win32_OperatingSystem class.
Note
You must have the Shutdown privilege to successfully invoke the Shutdown method.
Set OpSysSet = GetObject("winmgmts:{(Shutdown)}//./root/cimv2").ExecQuery("select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where Primary=true")
for each OpSys in OpSysSet
OpSys.Reboot()
next
The following Perl code invokes the Reboot method of the Win32_OperatingSystem class.
Note
You must have the Shutdown privilege to successfully invoke the Shutdown method.
use Win32::OLE;
use strict;
my $OpSysSet;
eval { $OpSysSet = Win32::OLE->GetObject("winmgmts:{(Shutdown)}//./root/cimv2")->
ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE Primary=true"); };
if (!$@ && defined $OpSysSet)
{
close(STDERR);
foreach my $OpSys (in $OpSysSet)
{
my $RetVal = $OpSys->Reboot();
if (!defined $RetVal || $RetVal != 0)
{
print Win32::OLE->LastError, "\n";
}
}
}
else
{
print STDERR Win32::OLE->LastError, "\n";
}
The following VBScript invokes the Reboot method of the Win32_OperatingSystem class on a remote system. Fill in REMOTE_SYSTEM_NAME with the name of the remote system to reboot.
Note
You must have the RemoteShutdown privilege to successfully invoke the Reboot method
Set OpSysSet = GetObject("winmgmts:{(RemoteShutdown)}//REMOTE_SYSTEM_NAME/root/cimv2").ExecQuery("select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where Primary=true")
for each OpSys in OpSysSet
OpSys.Reboot()
next
he following Perl invokes the Reboot method of the Win32_OperatingSystem class on a remote system. Fill in REMOTE_SYSTEM_NAME with the name of the remote system to reboot.
Note
You must have the RemoteShutdown privilege to successfully invoke the Reboot method.
use strict;
use Win32::OLE;
use constant REMOTE_SYSTEM_NAME => "MACHINENAME";
use constant USERNAME => "USER";
use constant PASSWORD => "PASSWORD";
use constant NAMESPACE => "root\\cimv2";
use constant wbemPrivilegeRemoteShutdown => 23;
use constant wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate => 3;
close(STDERR);
my ($locator, $services, $OpSysSet);
eval {
$locator = Win32::OLE->new('WbemScripting.SWbemLocator');
$locator->{Security_}->{impersonationlevel} = wbemImpersonationLevelImpersonate;
$services = $locator->ConnectServer(REMOTE_SYSTEM_NAME, NAMESPACE, USERNAME, PASSWORD);
$services->{Security_}->{Privileges}->Add(wbemPrivilegeRemoteShutdown);
$OpSysSet = $services->ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE Primary=true");
};
if (!$@ && defined $OpSysSet)
{
foreach my $OpSys (in $OpSysSet)
{
$OpSys->Reboot();
}
}
else
{
print Win32::OLE->LastError, "\n";
exit(1);
}
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client |
Windows Vista |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 |
| Namespace |
Root\CIMV2 |
| MOF |
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| DLL |
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