I accidentally downloaded (and subsequently installed)Windows 8 Server Beta. I thought the email was inviting me to download the desktop preview. Anyhow - it's pretty cool looking thus far. One notable thing that's missing is the "Start Menu" or the "Start Button" whatever you want to call it. So - after it started, I pretty much wanted to shut it down since I wasn't interested in previewing the Server release. As I was fumbling around I noticed some cool tools. It appears that the interface is made to manage server resources on a more global level. I.e. when I ran power shell and shutdown /i - the applet appeared to ask to control a number of machines, not just the one I was on. I assume if I had some AD authentication setup, I could have listed a number of servers and rebooted them all? Anyhow - the procedure to shutdown Windows 8 Server Click on Tools Select Power Shell (towards the bottom) at the c:\ prompt enter shutdown ...
Linux: The whole world made it for you... This blog is a collection of things I come across either at home or at work as a Linux Administrator. I have worked as an Admin working with Solaris, SAN, Backups and Linux at the Enterprise level for over 16 years.