Getting started with RSHUT Pro


RSHUT Pro - Advanced Computer Power management for the Network and Home
* An Introduction in RSHUT Pro
* Getting started with RSHUT Pro
* Advanced RSHUT Pro features

* F.A.Q. about RSHUT Pro
* Tips & Tricks
* Security & Privacy

* RSHUT Pro - Personal/Business License
* RSHUT Pro - Network License
* RSHUT Pro - Corporate License

* Feed-back



RSHUT Pro: First run
On first time running RSHUT Pro as server the main RSHUT Pro window seems like on the picture below.

RSHUT Pro


In the top combo box you can enter list of the computers (separated with comma). You do not need prepend each computer name with '\\' like in UNC path. Also you can use your local computer name or simple - 'My Computer'. Combo box keeps all strings you had previously entered and you can select them from pull-down menu. The button on the right of this control allows you browse your network and add computers to the list.

The text box below allows you to enter message that displayed on the user computers when you send command to remote and local computer.

Next, select desired power option from 'Shutdown', 'Reboot', 'Power Off', 'Logoff', 'Suspend' or 'Hibernate'. For the first four options you can specify in what way system terminates running applications - 'Close application' - closes all running applications by sending them command to close; 'Force processes to terminate' - force to close programs that don't accept close command; 'Force (if don't respond)' - close applications that hung and don't respond to system requests.

So, it is the time to press 'START' button to begin or 'CANCEL' to cancel previously started shutdown action.

Shutdown dialog When you start any shutdown action you'll see the shutdown dialog over all windows in the system that displays the shutdown action, remaining time, computer and username who has initiated this event and optional message. This dialog cannot be closed and only can be cancelled with CANCEL command.

In this time icon in the system tray will be animated shows the progress of the execution the command.

After that when all computers on the specified computer list are processed RSHUT Pro displays result of the execution. This feature can be turned off with 'Work silent' option.

To enable autorun RSHUT Pro on Windows start - check 'Automatically launch at Windows start' option.


RSHUT Pro: client run
When running RSHUT Pro as a client (also when RSHUT Pro launched at Windows startup) RSHUT Pro runs minimized to the system tray icon. Also, you can specify to hide that icon in options, then to have access to RSHUT Pro client you can assign hot-key in the options.




Advanced RSHUT Pro features

Tips & Tricks