Restart (Windows)

What

Use Restart Windows Devices when you need FileWave to remotely reboot one or more managed Windows computers from FileWave Central or FileWave Anywhere.

When/Why

A remote restart is useful when a Windows device needs to finish an installation, recover from a known issue, or complete an admin-approved maintenance task.

How

The action is available in both FileWave Central and FileWave Anywhere.

There is no confirmation dialog when you issue the restart command. Choosing the command immediately starts the restart workflow.

FileWave Central

In FileWave Central, right-click one or more devices and choose Restart Windows Devices:

FileWave Anywhere

In FileWave Anywhere, the same restart action is available from the device details action menu:

From the Devices view, select multiple Windows devices to restart them in one action:

After FileWave issues the restart command, any logged-in user sees a warning dialog similar to the first example below. The screenshots are from Windows 11, so the prompt may look slightly different on Windows 10.

Three minutes after the first warning appears, FileWave shows a second warning. That second warning tells the user the Windows device will restart in 2 minutes.