Shutdown computers on a network in a workgroup. I have two windows 7 computers, the desktop running home premium and the laptop running windows 7 pro. I would like to be able to shutdown the desktop remotely but the computers are in a workgroup, not in a domain, so I don't know how to get. I have tried the command on cmd: shutdown /s /t seconds /m. I get access denied. So how do I get around that problem. The computers are in the same workgroup and can see each other over the network.
Open System in Control Panel. On the Computer Name tab, click Change. Under Member of, click Workgroup, type the name of the workgroup that you want to join. This tutorial explains how to change the workgroup in Windows to make sure you can see other devices and they can also see you.
I can access shared files on the desktop from the. I doubt that is why I can't shutdown the computer but anyway, how can I shutdown the desktop remotely?
Resources on your computer can be shared with other computers in the same workgroup. To join a computer to an existing workgroup, you must change the workgroup name. I can't connect my windows 8 PC to an existing workgroup consisting of XP and Vista devices RP. Ron P001 asked on November 12, 2012. I've tried a. Posts about how to add computer name/workgroup name written by windows7support247.
- I have Windows 7 Others in workgroup. Uncheck the option "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.
- You can use Add-Computer PowerShell cmdlet to add a computer to Workgroup. Using the same cmdlet, you can also add a computer to an Active Directory domain.
- How do I join my Windows Vista machine to a domain? Sep 19, 2006 John Savill. EMAIL; Tweet. In the "Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings" section.
- How do I set up a home workgroup network with mixed Windows versions? Windows Vista SP2 and. I don't have a Windows 8.1 computer at hand so this suggestion is.
- This article was originally published describing how to add Macs to a Windows workgroup. That article is also available as a download. See the related photo gallery.