Link to Windows he added in the beta 1.26101.103.0 commands to shut down, restart and sleep a Windows PC from your Android smartphone. The new feature expands the possibilities for remote management beyond the computer lock, which is already available. At the moment, as already mentioned, the function is available in beta, so the function is not yet present in the stable version.
The access point changes: Power takes the place of the Lock PC button. Tapping it opens a panel at the bottom of the screen with four actions: freeze, sleep, stop, and restart. The new organization thus brings together in a single menu operations that affect the state of the computer.
Confirmation screens warn of the risk of losing unsaved data. For suspension, a specific indication also appears: you must physically reach the PC to wake it up. It is a practical limit to consider before using the command when you are away from the workstation.
Source: Android Authority
The menu also includes: pending updates. The related options close applications, install the update, and then complete the shutdown or restart. The smartphone therefore also offers access to this sequence, in addition to the normal power commands.
The smartphone becomes a control point of the PC
The direction of the project had already emerged on July 24, 2025when Microsoft presented an overhaul of the Android experience to Insiders. In its announcement, the company added to the new appearance of the app the remote locking of the connected PC, the sending of files to the computer and the ability to view the phone screen on the desktop. The new commands extend that logic to further operations.
That interface also included information that could be consulted directly from the phone, including battery and PC Wi-Fi status. A section dedicated to recent activities also allowed you to find received files and items from your computer’s clipboard. The value of these functions is in bringing together consultation and rapid interventions in the same environment.
Microsoft had also revised the initial setupallowing it to be launched from the Android device and accompanying the user with contextual authorization requests. The instructions then continued on the computer. Even then, it was a question of making the app on the phone a more active part of the connection between the two devices.
For those who regularly use this integration, the advantage of the new commands is above all operating: be able to give a short action from the interface you already use. Convenience must be assessed on an individual case basis. Turning off a machine left on can be helpful; suspending it when you expect to have to use it remotely again requires more attention, precisely due to the limit indicated by the app.
The new beta therefore documents a concrete expansion of controls, but it is not enough to establish when they will reach all users. The criterion for judging them remains simple: quick access and clear consequences. For actions that close programs or interrupt a session, confirmations and indications of subsequent behavior count as much as the presence of the button.
