access my pc completely from matlab

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I would like to use matlab like a operating system .From the command window by using the matlab commands i wants to do the regular things.Where i can get the commands

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 6 Jun 2015
You can use the "!" operator followed by a Windows command. For example
!dir C:
to execute "dir C:" by a command shell.
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Stalin Samuel
Stalin Samuel on 6 Jun 2015
i need matlab command for the following
  1. Open My computer
  2. close current window
  3. shut down the PC
Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 6 Jun 2015
The formal name of My Computer is explorer.exe .
!explorer
For closing the current window, it depends whether you mean the current graphics figure or the current MATLAB tool window (such as the variable browswer) or if you mean a program outside of MATLAB such as you would normally use ALT-F4 to close.
Shutdown would be
!shutdown /s /t 0
or if you are using Windows 8 and want a full power off, you can use
!shutdown /p

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