Launch command prompt (as administrator) and run the below command. User should have administrator permissions on the server. 1: SHUTDOWN /r /f /t 0 /m \\Server Name /r Shutdown and restart the computer. /f Force running applications to close without forewarning users. /t xxx Set the time-out period before shutdown to xxx seconds. The valid range is 0-600, with a default of 30. /m \\computer Specify the target computer. /c "comment" Comment on the reason for the restart or shutdown. If there aren’t any issues the system will be restarted 1: C:\Windows\system32> ;SHUTDOWN /r /f /t 0 /m \\xyz /c "Hotfix Installation" Modify the above script parameters appropriately to copy the files successfully!