Is there a command line tool to put Windows 8 to sleep? [duplicate]

Solution 1:

Here are all of the power options, I hope you find these useful.

• Shutdown:

  %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s
  

• Reboot:

  %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -r
  

• Logoff:

  %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -l
  

• Standby (disable hibernation, execute the standby command, then re-enable hibernation after 2 seconds):

  powercfg -hibernate off  &&  start /min "" %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Standby  &&  ping -n 3 127.0.0.1  &&  powercfg -hibernate on
  

• Sleep (same method as STANDBY, but this command):

  %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0
  

• Hibernate:

  %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Hibernate
  

Solution 2:

This question was answered by Scott Chamberlain in this answer. You can use the psshutdown tool from the Sysinternals Suite to put Windows 8 to sleep:

psshutdown -d -t 0

You can download the tool only or the entire suite.

These two suggestions won't work if hibernation is enabled:

%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState Standby
wizmo standby

The question which Scott Chamberlain answered is for Vista, perhaps having a Windows 8 version is useful, at least for locating the original :)