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Stops and then starts the operating system. Valid only on the local computer.
devcon reboot
Unlike the /r parameter, which reboots the system only if required to make a change effective, the DevCon Reboot operation reboots the system without determining whether a reboot is required.
DevCon uses the standard ExitWindowsEx function to reboot. If the user has open files on the computer or a program will not close, the system does not reboot until the user has responded to system prompts to close the files or end the process.
devcon reboot