Power Controls
Remote power management — control the power state of the target device.
Capabilities
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Shutdown | Immediately shuts down the remote machine |
| Restart | Reboots the remote machine |
| Sleep | Puts the remote machine into sleep/suspend |
| Lock Screen | Locks the screen — requires re-authentication to resume |
| Log Off | Logs off the current user session |
Platform Commands
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Shutdown | shutdown /s /t 0 |
| Restart | shutdown /r /t 0 |
| Sleep | rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0 |
| Lock Screen | rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation |
| Log Off | shutdown /l |
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Shutdown | shutdown -h now / poweroff |
| Restart | reboot |
| Sleep | systemctl suspend |
| Lock Screen | loginctl lock-session |
| Log Off | pkill -KILL -u $USER |
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Shutdown | osascript -e 'tell app "System Events" to shut down' |
| Restart | osascript -e 'tell app "System Events" to restart' |
| Sleep | pmset sleepnow |
| Lock Screen | osascript -e 'tell app "System Events" to keystroke "q" using {control down, command down}' |
| Log Off | osascript -e 'tell app "System Events" to log out' |
What You Learn
Industry Comparison
Enterprise IT management platforms (ManageEngine, Microsoft SCCM/Intune, PDQ Deploy) and remote admin tools all implement remote power management using exactly these OS-level commands. Understanding which API or shell command controls each power state on each OS is fundamental knowledge for IT administrators and security researchers.