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What are the return codes for soft reboot?

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David Jones

Published Apr 25, 2026

What are the return codes for soft reboot?

By default the following return codes are pre-defined: 0 – Success (no reboot) 1707 – Success (no reboot) 3010 – Soft Reboot

What do I need to know about restart behavior?

Based on those experiences I create, if needed, some extra entries in the Return Codes –tab of the Properties of the Deployment Type. By default the following return codes are pre-defined: The second thing I do is determining how I think the client should react on the return codes.

How does SCCM handle reboots for a program?

This post describes the ways that SCCM handles reboots for a Package & Program deployment. The behaviour depends on the Program configuration, deployment method, and return code. For example, a Package will perform differently when deployed in a Task Sequence than when it is deployed directly to a collection.

Is there a way to check for a pending reboot?

In this blog post, you’re going to learn how to check for a pending reboot and how to build a PowerShell script to automate the task. When you’re in on the console, you can notice a reboot is pending by some popup box or notification as shown below. From that notification, you can restart Windows and be done with it.

How can I tell if my server needs a reboot?

If you’re trying to determine which of your servers require reboots, you’ll love this PowerShell script to check the status. It turns out that a simple way to identify servers that are pending reboot is to check the registry. This information is stored in the HKeyLocalMachine hive of the registry.

In this blog post, you’re going to learn how to check for a pending reboot and how to build a PowerShell script to automate the task. When you’re in on the console, you can notice a reboot is pending by some popup box or notification as shown below. From that notification, you can restart Windows and be done with it.

How to check when your systems were last rebooted?

Directory-as-a-Service ® makes it quick and easy to see the uptime across your fleets when you enable the premium Systems Insights ® feature. Upon confirmation of enablement, you can simply go to the Systems tab, select which one you wish to view, click Details, and expand the section.

How to tell if a remote Windows 10 computer needs a reboot?

Obviously, in order to have a successful Invoke-Command execution, you need PSRemoting/WinRM enabled on the remote computer. Binding all together, here is the snippet that you can use to check and tell if a remote computer needs a reboot to finish up what it’s been doing.