Windows – How to run Windows SDK Command Prompt from command line

Here's my best solution: Create an Applescript with:

do shell script "/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox -P default -no-remote & killall Firefox.app"

And save it as an application.

You can put whatever application with whatever args in the first part. The part after the & needs to kill whatever you have named your script + .app. You'll see the script app flash up in the dock, but it will then disappear.

Note: The script will not work properly when run from Script Editor, only when run from the script application you have created.

You will find shutdown.exe to be your friend.

Other handy commands see this post:

Sleep Computer (read more at https://superuser.com/a/463652/249349 )

Lock Workstation

Hibernate Computer - see answers by Scott Chamberlain and Eric L.

Restart Computer

Shutdown.exe -r -t 00

Shutdown Computer

Shutdown.exe -s -t 00

EDIT/UPDATE:

It seems that sleeping a computer is problematic if hibernate is turned on.

Copying from other answers:

You can either try PsShutdown or:

The command rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0 for sleep is correct - however, it will hibernate instead of sleep if you don't turn the hibernation off.

Here's how to do that:

Go to the Start Menu and open an elevated Command Prompt by typing cmd.exe, right clicking and choosing Run as administrator. Type the following command:

powercfg -hibernate off