Restart Computer

Task Sequence Steps – Restart Computer

This post is part of our Task Sequence – Beyond the Docs series.

MS Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/osd/understand/task-sequence-steps#BKMK_RestartComputer

PowerShell:

• Get-CMTSStepReboot
• New-CMTSStepReboot
• Remove-CMTSStepReboot
• Set-CMTSStepReboot

The Restart Computer Step does just that, restarts the computer. But it’s also a gateway between WinPE and the Full OS.

Related Variables:

• SMSRebootMessage
• SMSRebootTimeout

Demo

In this example, I left the step alone, but set the two variables.

Common Issues

• Choosing the wrong option for the where you end up after the reboot.

  • I’ve done this so many times, I’ll be watching a machine reboot after an install, and it comes up in WinPE instead of the Full OS.

• Not having a formatted drive to download the Media to when rebooting.

  • When you’re early in WinPE, on a new disk that isn’t formatted yet, so there is nowhere for the Boot Media to actually download.
    

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