Originally Posted by
gehenna
Hi Folks
Can anyone suggest good software that I can use to shut down a Windows 10 PC remotely when away from home, using an Android 'phone?
Thanks, as always for your expertise!
Assuming you already have a vpn connection to your home network you could enable the ssh(secure socket shell) server built into Windows and use an android ssh client such as JuiceSSH to connect to it from your phone. You could then run the Windows command line 'shutdown' command from your phone.
I've done this successfully to Linux computers - but never tried on Windows - it's probably not trivial to get working - at least not in a safe way.
If I didn't have a VPN I wouldn't risk setting this up myself. Better to turn the computer off before you go out.