Shut Down Windows Computer after Running the Script in MATLAB — system("shutdown -s")

Jul. 16, 2025 • Updated Aug. 06, 2025

In MATLAB, we can add the following code at the end of the script file:

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system("shutdown -s")

to shut down the Windows computer after running the script, where the system function is to “execute operating system command and return output”1.


References

  1. MATLAB system: Execute operating system command and return output. ˄