Coretech Shutdown utility 0.9 is ready for download

An updated version of our Coretech Shutdown utility is ready for Download

For more information about the utility and how to use it with ConfigMgr refer to this post

Change list

Bug Fixes:

Fixed problem, with program not ending in shutdown/restart/logoff, when using both the /f and /c switch.

Additions:

Added Localization, the program will now appear in the same language as Windows, provided it exists. (default: english)

Added the posibility of RTF styled description, using the /dRTF argument

Added the argument support for localization, to force language of the program.

Added the argument support for Powered By “Wake on Lan”, true or false

Added the argument support for Interactive User, true or false

Added the possibilty to use the /ER switch to determine if Registry Key Exists / NOT Exists

Added Support for other Registry Classes than HKLM, added: HKCR, HKCU, HKU, HKCC

Changes:

In the case that no Interactive User is present on the system, the /t argument is overruled, and the action is executed immedieatly

In the case that postpone time (/m) is set to 0, the Postpone dropdown and button will be hidden.

By Kent Agerlund|2012-04-24T13:16:04+01:00april 24th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), General info|20 Comments

Om forfatteren: Kent Agerlund

Microsoft Regional Director, Enterprise Mobility MVP. Microsoft Certified Trainer and Principal consultant. I have been working with Enterprise client management since 1992. Co-founder of System Center User Group Denmark in 2009. Certified MCITP: Enterprise Administrator, MCSA+Messaing, and much more. Member of: Microsoft Denmark System Center Partner Expert Team The Danish Technet Influencers program System Center Influencers Program.

20 kommentarer

Erik Cramer april 24, 2012 af 14:35

Just a note for the Wake on lan
The dell 790 doesnt support this feature, you cant read out the wmi for the wake up type.
All their other models do support this.
They have decided to no longer support this feature “unless others start complaining also perhaps.”

For how to read it out your self see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394102%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

its saved in the class class Win32_ComputerSystem :
uint16 WakeUpType;
Patrick april 26, 2012 af 19:56

Thank you for adding the Reg Key EXISTS/DOES NOT EXIST feature to the /ER switch in version 0.9.0.

How does this version detect if there is an Interactive User on the system at runtime? My test system never behaves as if it is running an interactive users session when I run ShutdownTool.exe reguardless of which switches are added to the commandline. (Examples: /t:900 is always overridden – 05 second countdown, /eu:true doesn’t run ShutdownTool.exe even when it’s invoked from an interactive command line on the test system.)

Is there any workaround or way to disable this feature (No Interactive User detected – No /t:xxx override) from the command line?

Thanks again for all your work on this tool.
- Claus Codam april 27, 2012 af 6:42
  
  Hello Patrick,
  
  The tool detects Interactive User Sessions with WMI.
  I’ve sent you an email, so we can try to figure out the problem.
  
  Thanks for letting us know, about your experience with this product.
  - Keny august 7, 2012 af 23:37
    
    Hello Claus
    I have same problem as Patrick. Some machines override the /t:xxx.
    
    You have some workaround for this?
    Thanks for all
Tom maj 21, 2012 af 12:16

Hi, I’m just above to move this product into our production SCCM envrionment, I think we’ll have about 8000 happy users who don’t have to restart their PCs on SCCM’s schedule.

Cheers
Tom
Sem Meijer november 8, 2012 af 9:26

Hi
Love the tool, just got one question how does it detects Interactive User Sessions. When a user has locked the machine or not has forgotten to lock it before he goes to a meeting is the session than active?

Kr
Sem
- Claus Codam november 8, 2012 af 13:20
  
  Hello Sem,
  
  The version available for download in this post, uses WMI to determine interactive sessions. Future versions will simply look at explorer.exe processes, both methods should return true, even when a user has locked the computer.
Sem Meijer november 8, 2012 af 10:59

Let me refraise that last question.
I am having issues using /eu:true argument.
When is use this commandline: shutdowntool.exe /t:300 /m:720 /c /esM:24 /eu:true
The mashine shutsdown even though the machine is locked and also when no user is logged on the machine.

Any thoughts?
- Claus Codam november 8, 2012 af 13:31
  
  With eu set to true, the tool should run ONLY when an interactive session is present, this includes all GUI sessions, remote and idle.
  So the tool will run, even when the user has locked the computer.
  
  However, it should NOT run, when no user is logged on to the machine.
  
  I’ve send you a mail, with a newer version, which uses the explorer.exe process method, described in my other reply. This should improve the false positives of WMI.
  
  Thanks for using our tool, let me know if i can me of further assistance to you.
  - Angelo Gesquiere december 4, 2012 af 14:32
    
    I have tested with eu:false because I want that the machine is only rebooted if there is no user logged on.
    
    I send the command using SCCM and make sure the machine is logged off. The machine is not rebooting. I’m only get an exit code 0 to say it is successfully.
James B maj 22, 2013 af 15:48

Hello Claus

Awesome utility!
Can you please send me the version that you describe below which uses explorer.exe for detecting an interactive user?
What is the latest version number as of May 2013? Is it 9.2 BETA 6? Or is there a non-beta version out now?

I’ve send you a mail, with a newer version, which uses the explorer.exe process method, described in my other reply. This should improve the false positives of WMI.

Thanks!
- Claus Codam maj 23, 2013 af 14:08
  
  Hello James,
  The latest version is 0.9.2 Beta 6, however this version is stable, and will probably be renamed to Version 1.0 Stable, sometime in the future, when we start the beta of version 2.0
  
  0.9.2B6 includes the explorer.exe to detect interactive user. Also it will now only do the action immediately if no interactive user is found AND the /i switch is used.
  
  Thank you for your interest.
James B juni 7, 2013 af 22:41

Hello Claus

I am using the latest (beta) version you sent me on 5/23 and we’re in the process of testing it within our IT Dept. I’ve had 3 people contact me about getting a .NET error when they hit Postpone. The error is an “Unhandled exception” and below that it says “Cannot access a disposed object. Object name: ‘Reminder'” and then they can either Continue or Quit. I can send you the full details if you need to see more. Any ideas as to why that’s coming up? Should I try reverting back to a previous version and see if it occurs?

Thanks for your help. Again, love the util.
- oscar maj 17, 2018 af 21:18
  
  Hi did you ever hear back from CT Global about the .NET error? i’m running into the same issue otherwise seems to be working just fine.
Bevan april 15, 2014 af 7:13

Hi
I’m having the .net error as well – is there any update on the cause of this?

Cheers

Bevan
- oscar maj 17, 2018 af 20:31
  
  Hi did you ever hear back from CT Global about the .NET error? i’m running into the same issue otherwise seems to be working just fine.
Mayo maj 8, 2014 af 21:31

Hello I have a question, once you set a “Schedule Reboot” for a collection, Do you know where this task is located?, basically I’m trying to find out this just in case that in the future a modification to it is needed or perhaps remove the task.
Kyle Ericson august 29, 2017 af 17:06

Where can I get the newest version of this tool?
- oscar maj 17, 2018 af 21:17
  
  Hi, did you ever hear back on a newer version? Thanks. I’m getting the .NET error message on this version and wondering if a later one was available.
Ashaya juli 30, 2018 af 14:48

Is there any way to change the background image of the tool?