Nkeshimana Emmanuel asks:
How can I schedule my Windows XP computer to shutdown at a certain time?
7 Answers -
Jay
December 7, 2011Can tell me the exact purpose ?
If you want to shutdown on a particular time eg. 5:12
open
control panel> sseduled tasks
or
open C:WINDOWSTasks
add scheduled task
press next
click browse
paste
c:windowssystem32shutdown.exe
Select one time or repeat level
select time and date
press next
you will see the added task with name of exe and time.
Jay
December 7, 2011and yes, if the pc is going to be idle, then you can enable hibernation.
Display properties> screensavers > power> hibernate>enable hibernation
display properties> screensavers > power> system hibernates: select time
press ok.
Mjevolve
December 7, 2011hello .
there are many ways .
>schedule a shutdown task in windows Task Scheduler .
>use programs like autoshutdown http://download.cnet.com/Auto-Shutdown/3000-2381_4-10640426.html , a music player with such a function like AiMP player , Jet Audio .
>if you use a system maintenance utility like the Advanced System Optimizer , even it has such type of in built tools .
try n see
Anonymous
December 7, 2011TaskmgrPro Shutdown Scheduler
http://www.taskmgrpro.com/shutdownscheduler/index.htm
if you launch your task manager then you will find a new tab there.
Go to run and type taskmgr
Irshaad Abdool
July 15, 2012create a new scheduled task that fires shutdown.exe (found in system32)
tito
July 20, 2012How to Set a Timer for Automatic Shutdown
Setting up a timer for automatic shutdown is no big deal, in fact many people would already know about it, but if you don’t, read on.
There is no software to install and no tweaks to be made. An automatic shutdown is inbuilt into Windows and ready to be explored. Let’s check out how we can set a timer for automatic shutdown.
Right click on the desktop. Select New → Shortcut.
A New Shortcut dialog box will appear.
In the location box, this is how you will enter the details: shutdown.exe is for calling the shutdown executable. s is the command for shutdown. f is for performing a forced shutdown. If an application stops responding when shutting down, this command will force shut it. Using this command is not compulsory, but recommended. And next, the t command is for specifying the time the shutdown will take place. After you put the t command give a space and then enter the time in seconds. So in the above example, the computer will be shut down in 6 hours. Let’s put the whole command in one line:shutdown.exe -s -f -t seconds
Click next and the shortcut will be created on the desktop. Give it a name and click it whenever you wish to initiate an automatic shutdown. If you want to change the time, right click on the shortcut, select properties and change the time from the dialog that opens.
Tip: This command can also be initiated from the Run box or CMD.
Tip 2: If you want to display a message that displays when the countdown is in progress, you can append a c command with a message attached. Like this:
-c Computer is shutting down
Tip 3: If you want to restart the computer instead of shutting it down, replace the s with r. Similarly, if you’d like to logoff, replace s with l.
How to abort Shutdown
If you just woke up from sleep and feel like working on your laptop a bit more, there is no easy way you can abort the shutdown. The cross on the top will not work and you won’t be able to kill the process from task manager. But still there’s a way to stop the timer and stopping the bomb before it blasts.
Click the WinKey + R
The run dialog box will appear. Type shutdown.exe a
A stands for abort. The shutdown timer will vanish.
So this was it, let us know how you make use of this feature in the comments!
Adjei Kofi
July 27, 2012You can use command prompt to create a simple scheduled shutdown.
Open command prompt. Then type the following:
“shutdown -s -t 60″ (without quotes)
The numeric figure represents the time for the shutdown process to begin. It reads in seconds. So for the system to shutdown in a minute, you use 60; for an hour, you use 360, and so on…
have fun trying