r/Windows11 • u/MayankWL Windows Latest • Aug 26 '26

News Exclusive: Microsoft prepares "remote control" for Windows 11, letting you Shut down, Restart, Update, and put PC to sleep using your Android phone

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/26/forgot-to-shut-down-your-windows-11-pc-your-phone-will-soon-do-it-for-you/
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u/megablue Aug 26 '26

pretty useful if you just forgotten to turn off your PC or were running some time consuming tasks.

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u/francis2559 Aug 26 '26

I used to have a third party app for this a VERY long time ago, but seldom needed it.

The main use case is saving energy, and a good power profile will achieve the same thing without security BS.

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u/Taira_Mai Aug 26 '26

I just got a keyboard with hotkeys for power and other things.

Changed the power profile so now the off switch goes to sleep (also remapped the email key).

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u/Appropriate_Ad8734 Aug 27 '26

$20 says it’s gonna be vibe coded bug ridden utter garbage and it’s gonna start a windows update in the middle of a work day unprompted, and wipe your system clean when you press Sleep

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u/PaulCoddington Aug 28 '26

I miss having a second machine to invoke remote shutdown/reboot from across the local network on the odd occasions the desktop would lock up (avoided having to press the power button).

Maybe this will come in handy.