Has it happened that you have set a long-running task to be completed, but there is no time to sit at the computer? Maybe it's time to leave or sleep, and someone should turn off the computer. Automatic shutdown of the computer will help you.
In what cases is it necessary? Well, for example, if you:
Some programs have a checkbox, such as "Automatically shut down the computer after the process is completed" or " Auto Shutdown”, such as in Nero after the disc has finished burning. But if the program does not provide for such an opportunity, then you will have to schedule auto-shutdown according to the schedule.
There is nothing difficult in this. You just need to set the time after which the computer should turn off, or turn on the timer. You need to calculate the time yourself. If the program writes the estimated execution time, then throw in 20-30% and get what you need. And if he doesn’t write, then estimate the time by the speed of the task.
To schedule a computer shutdown according to a schedule, you can use two simple methods:
Personally, I prefer to use special programs they are simple and understandable. Now we will analyze the standard method.
To do this, we need the standard "Task Scheduler". So, let's take a closer look at the steps on how to configure the "Task Scheduler" to turn off the laptop after a certain time:
That's it, the task is created. To view it and change the time, you need to go to the task scheduler library and double-click on our task. Next, you need to go to the "Triggers" tab and click "Edit". Everything is explained in detail in the picture.
At the specified time, all programs will be completed and the computer will turn off. Make sure to save all data in advance open programs Oh.
You probably already noticed that we entered the name of the program "shutdown" and the arguments "-s -f". In principle, you can simply type "shutdown -s -f", and do not enter anything else in the arguments field. Then the scheduler will warn that it has found the arguments itself and ask permission to use them.
You can also turn off the computer without the task scheduler through command line in the Run window. And more specifically, then:
Those. we write everything the same, only change “1000” to the required number of seconds (in one hour there are 3600 seconds). After the specified time has elapsed, one more minute will remain, which will be warned by a special window
If you change your mind about turning off the computer, then simply enter the “shutdown -a” command in the “Run” window.
On the video you can see the programs for conveniently defining a schedule or events for turning off a computer / laptop:
By learning how to use the automatic shutdown feature in Windows 10, you will eliminate the need to turn off your computer yourself, which is convenient in a number of situations.
For example, you put a file on download, and went to sleep, having previously configured the shutdown for the time the download process is expected to complete. As a result, the file was loaded and the computer turned off in time.
Automatic shutdown is configurable standard means OS. Do the following:
open start, type in search string"task scheduler" prompt (in Windows 10, enter "Taskschd.msc")
click "Create Task"
enter any process name and check the "Run with highest privileges" checkbox if the function is disabled;
open the "Triggers" section and click the "Create" button
set the duration of the task and specify the start date for its execution. The desired automatic shutdown frequency is also set here.
open the "Actions" tab and click the "Create" button
enter the following command in the "Program" line: "C:Windows\System32\shutdown.exe" in the "Add Arguments" field, enter "-s" (without quotes). Due to this, at the end Windows work 10 will close running applications
open the "Conditions" section, check the box "Run the task when the computer is idle". Set the desired time and activate the function "Restart when idle resumes";
open the "Settings" section and activate the "If execution fails, restart after" function. Specify the time after which the task will restart. Put 10 or 30 minutes.
At the end, it remains to click OK, and the computer shutdown function is activated.
The method is suitable for single windows settings to automatically shut down after the desired time. Do the following:
Press the key combination Win + R enter the command shutdown -s -t 1200. IN this case"1200" is the number of seconds after which the computer will turn off. Change the value in seconds and click the Enter button.
To cancel automatic shutdown, do the same, replacing the previously mentioned command with the following: shutdown -a.
There are many applications that allow you to customize automatic shutdown computer through a user-friendly graphical interface.
At first glance, the interface seems complicated and overloaded. In fact, you just need to "make friends" with him. The utility offers several sections.
Timers. This is where you set options for shutting down, rebooting, or going to standby/sleep.
In the "Standard timer" block, you can configure the computer to turn off at certain time, or at the end of the countdown (set by the user), or after a specified OS downtime.
Winamp' dependent timer. The software is tied to the popular Winamp media player. The operation of the utility can be controlled from the player.
For example, you can set the system to turn off after playing a certain number of songs or after the last position of the playlist has finished playing. The function will appeal to lovers of falling asleep to music (see).
CPU dependent timer. The application adapts to the state of the processor. For example, the utility can be configured to shut down the system if the allowed load on the processor (see ) is exceeded for a certain period of time.
Internet dependent timer. The function is useful for users who regularly download large files from the network. The software can be configured to shut down / activate sleep mode after downloading files, etc.
Other features. The utility has a customizable diary and other useful features.
The program can be configured to put the computer into hibernation mode and then wake up on a schedule. The built-in scheduler features are designed for weekly use. There is a function to launch the application along with Windows (see).
Hibernation can be compared to "lethargic sleep". Unlike hibernation, hibernation terminates essential system processes(even coolers stop making noise) and the computer looks like it's completely turned off.
Before going into hibernation mode, information about the state of the system is saved. After waking up, all processes are restored.
Before using the utility, find the power management section in the Control Panel, open the sleep settings and enable the use of wake timers. Otherwise, the application will not be able to wake up the system on schedule.
Modest in its functionality, the program will take up a minimum of space and does not require pre-installation. The application can do the following:
turn off / restart / put the computer into sleep mode at a specified time;
forcefully terminate user-selected processes;
smoothly reduce the volume;
run the user program through a shortcut.
Another representative of the category of elementary programs from the category of "nothing more". There is only one function: turning off the computer at a user-specified time.
All running programs will be forcibly closed (see ).
Before shutting down the system, the program will issue a corresponding notification. The user will have 10 seconds to cancel the upcoming event.
A tiny utility with two main functions:
1. turning off the computer at a specified time;
2. end of the session after a certain time period.
Time is set using sliders - the only decoration of a modest minimalist interface.
Now you know how to set Windows 10 to shut down through the command line, task scheduler, and popular third-party programs. Choose the option you like, follow the appropriate instructions and everything will work out.
Some users need to configure the computer to turn off according to time or even on scheduled days at certain hours. The reasons can be different, and the most banal one is that you already start watching some movie at night and don’t want the computer to work until the morning if you suddenly fall asleep :) The same function is used by some on TVs and all for the same reason.
And the most interesting thing is that such a function in a computer is far from being on the surface. It seems that a computer is such an omnipotent device, but such a banal function is somewhere tucked away that a beginner will not find it!
So, from this article you will learn how, using a simple command in the Windows console, you can configure the computer to turn off after a certain number of seconds, as well as how to set the computer to turn off at a certain time on certain days!
Beginners should not be afraid of the words "Console", "Command line" and the like, since we are not talking about programming and other complex tasks! I'll show you an example and you'll understand...
So, now we will consider 2 ways to turn off the computer in time:
Simple shutdown of the computer after a specified number of seconds;
Turn off the computer on the specified day and time.
To accomplish this task, we only need the Windows command line.
In any operating system, you can quickly find the command line through the search. For example, in Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, open the Start menu and type "cmd" in the search box at the bottom. The Command Prompt application appears in the list.
If you have Windows 8, then also open "Start", then click on the search icon on the right:
In the field that appears, type "cmd", and the Command Prompt program will immediately appear in the search results:
And finally, if you have the latest development from Microsoft - Windows 10, then the default search icon will be located right next to the Start button. Click on it, enter "cmd" and you will see the "Command Prompt" application:
To complete our task, administrator rights may be required, and therefore, in order not to look for the reason why the timer shutdown may not work, we will run the command line as an administrator. To do this, click right click click on the program icon and select "Run as administrator":
You should have a black command prompt window that looks like this:
Please note that if you have in this window instead of the path " C:\Windows\system32' specifies the path to the user's folder (for example, ' C:\Users\John”), then you did not run the command line as an administrator, but as a regular user! In this case, it is better to close it and open it again as an administrator.
After the command line has been launched, it remains to correctly register one command and you're done!
To shutdown and restart the computer in the command Windows line the "shutdown" command is used.
We type the following on the command line:
Where 3600 is the number of seconds after which your computer will shut down. If you now press the "Enter" button on your keyboard, your computer will be turned off after 1 hour, because one hour is exactly 3600 seconds. It is very easy to calculate :) We know that there are 60 seconds in one minute, and since these minutes are also 60 in an hour, we multiply 60 by 60 and get 3600. For example, 1 hour 20 minutes is 4800 seconds.
Now with regard to these characters "/s" and "/t".
These are the 2 options I specified for the shutdown command. The "/s" parameter means that the computer should just shut down, and not restart or simply log out. For example, to reboot, you need to specify “/ r” instead of “/ s”. Parameter "/t" - allows you to set the time before the command is triggered. For example, if we specified a command without "/t", i.e. like this "shutdown / s", then the computer would turn off instantly.
Now, I think you understand everything. Just specify your time before turning off the computer and press the "Enter" key!
The command line window will close and the countdown will start immediately. This will give you a warning message, for example:
A warning of this format is issued when only a few minutes are left before the computer is turned off.
But if you set a long timer, for example, for an hour or more, then when you start it, you will simply receive a notification in the system area:
If you suddenly decide to cancel the action of the timer, then you need to enter the command line again and execute the following command there and press "Enter":
At the same time, you will receive a notification in the system area that the scheduled shutdown has been canceled:
This is what it looks like simple circuit turn off the computer on a timer.
And now let's consider a more interesting option - how to postpone turning off the computer for a certain day and a specified time.
To implement this possibility, we need the system utility "Task Scheduler" and "Notepad".
Through the scheduler Windows tasks you can schedule the execution of any program on a specific day and time, and even set a recurring task for different periods, for example, daily, weekly.
There is only one catch: through the scheduler, it will not be possible to open the command line, as it was done, and write a shutdown command there. This is because we need some kind of file to run, which can be specified in the scheduler and which will contain the command to turn off the computer.
This issue is very easy to solve! You need to open notepad, write “shutdown / s / t 000” there, resave Text Document to a file with the extension ".bat" (for example, "Shutdown.bat"), then point to given file in the task scheduler.
Now let's take a closer look, point by point:
We open windows notepad. It is available by default in any Windows system and can be found in the Start menu, in the Accessories category, or by Windows search and typing "Notepad".
In notepad write: shutdown /s /t 000.
Here, using the “shutdown” command, we indicated the action to shutdown / restart the computer or log off the system.
With the “/s” parameter, we specify the action - to perform exactly shutting down the PC!
With the “/t” parameter, we specify a timer before shutdown - 0 seconds, which means that the computer will turn off instantly without delay.
Here's how it should turn out:
Resave the notepad file to a file with the “.bat” extension. To do this, in Notepad, click File > Save As.
In the save window, specify the location where the file with the command to turn off the computer will be stored, after which we specify any file name, but so that it must be “.bat” at the end, and not “.txt”:
For example, like mine - "Shutdown.bat". The name before ".bat" can be anything!
If you saved the file correctly, it will look like this in the system:
If it looks like a regular text document, then most likely you forgot to specify the ".bat" extension when saving, and therefore do this step again.
What is this BAT file such? A file with the “.bat” extension allows you to execute Windows commands one by one, as well as various scripts. In our case, only one command is registered - turn off the computer immediately.
Open the task scheduler and set up the launch of the created Bat-file.
The Task Scheduler is also built into all Windows systems by default and can be found by searching or through the control panel: "Control Panel" > "System and Security" > "Administrative Tools".
This is what the task scheduler looks like:
In it on the right, in the "Actions" window, open the item "Create a simple task":
The scheduled task setup wizard will open, where you need to go through several steps. In the first window that appears, enter the name of the task, for example, "Turn off the computer" and click "Next":
In the next step, you need to mark when the scheduled task will be performed? It depends on when you want to turn off your computer. For example, you can set the task to run daily, and then you will need to specify the execution time. You can set up a weekly shutdown and then you can select specific days and times to complete the task.
And if you just want to set up a one-time shutdown of the computer on a specific day and time, then select the “Once” item.
Now, depending on which shutdown period you set in the previous step, you will need to specify the month/days/time to turn off. If you specified a one-time execution of the task ("Once"), then you need to select only the day and time to turn off.
You can specify the date manually with numbers or select using the calendar.
After setting the date and time of shutdown, click on the "Next" button:
In the next step, select an action for the task. We mark "Run the program" and click "Next":
In the next window, select our created file with the “.bat” extension, where the shutdown command is laid. Click on the "Browse" button and select this file on your hard drive, then click "Next":
In the last window, mark the item marked in the image below and click "Finish":
This option means that after clicking "Finish", an additional window of properties for the created task will open. We need this to enable the execution of the program with administrator rights.
A window will open in which on the first tab "General" we mark the item "Run with highest rights" below and click "OK":
All! The scheduled task has been created. Now, as soon as the date and time you specified arrive, the computer will immediately turn off.
If you suddenly want to change any parameters of the scheduled task, then open the task scheduler again, select "Task Scheduler Library" in the left part of the window, right-click on the task you created in the list in the center, and select "Properties" from the menu that opens :
A window will open where on several tabs you can change all the settings that you configured!
In this way, you can set the computer to turn off by time (timer), as well as schedule a shutdown for any day and time, and even set up a regular task execution. I'm sure this feature will be useful to someone.
See you in the next posts :)
Surely every PC user sooner or later wondered what would be nice if the computer itself could stop its work at a strictly defined time we need.
Such useful feature may, for example, be needed when we download movies at night, and go to bed ourselves, it's no secret that in many regions of Russia night internet traffic is much cheaper than daily traffic or is not charged at all.
And in this case, we will have to try hard not to oversleep in the morning to turn off the PC in a timely manner and stop downloading files.
We can also simply forget to turn off our computer, being late, for example, for work. In general, as they say, cases are different. Therefore, the function of automatically turning off the PC is certainly necessary for everyone.
In fact, there are an incredible variety of ways to solve this problem - from the built-in tools of the Windows operating system (all configurations - 7, 8, 10) to programs specially designed for this purpose.
The most simple and affordable methods of how to set a shutdown timer on a computer or laptop and where you can download such a shutdown timer in Russian for free will be discussed in this article.
The most, perhaps, accessible ways timer settings for automatically shutting down our computer are provided in the operating system itself useful tools to resolve this issue. I'll tell you about two of the simplest of them.
So, first we need to call the command line. This can be done in two ways - either through the "Start" menu - "All Programs" - "Accessories" - "Run", or by simultaneously pressing the two keys "R + Win" on the keyboard.
In the window that appears, enter the following: shutdown -s -t N".
Attention! N is the time in seconds before the computer is required to automatically shut down.
Let's say we need the PC to turn off after 10 minutes, therefore, by simple mathematical calculations in the mind, we get the value N = 600 seconds. We substitute this value into our formula " shutdown -s -t 600″, which in this form and enter into the "Run" window, as shown in the photo:
We write the necessary command in the line "Run"
Thus, 10 minutes are left before the automatic shutdown of the computer. After this time, the PC will be turned off and all programs will be closed. In this case, we will be given the opportunity to save the work, as is done with the usual exit of the session and turning off the computer in manual mode.
Note: In order for all programs to be closed forcibly when the scheduled time expires, we add the “-f” parameter to our formula.
To force shutdown the computer without saving open documents add parameter "-f"
If for some reason you change your mind about turning off the computer using the set timer, then you can cancel your action by calling the command line again, in which you now need to enter the command " shutdown -a".
After executing this command, we will see a pop-up window stating that the automatic shutdown of the computer has been canceled.
Naturally, this method Starting the timer is not very convenient for permanent use. Therefore, it can be easily improved if you follow these instructions:
In the proposed line, enter the path of the object location with the parameters for turning off the timer
Note: In order to change the shortcut icon to any other one you like, right-click on our shortcut, then select "Properties", then "Change Icon".
Another simple way to set the time for automatic shutdown of the computer is the method using the scheduler. Windows jobs. To implement it, follow the step-by-step guide:
In the "Run" window, write the command "taskschd.msc" and click "OK"
In the task scheduler, click "Create a simple task"
Select "Start a program" and click "Next"
Fill in the lines "Program or script" and "Add arguments"
Now, strictly at the specified time, the task scheduler will launch the program to automatically turn off the computer.
Above, we considered ways how, without resorting to third party programs, but only by means of the Windows system itself to achieve automatic termination of the computer or laptop at the appointed date and time. Now it's worth telling software which will help solve this task even easier.
And the first program that we will consider will be a small universal utility with a timer function. power off.
Before us opens a multifunctional panel, with which you can carry out not only the programmed shutdown of the computer, but also many other tasks. 
The Timer interface is simple and concise, and in general the program is quite nice and copes with the functions assigned to it very well.
Simple and affordable program SM Timer is also a good utility that can do all the routine work and turn off your computer at a strictly appointed time or after a certain period of time.
SM Timer will turn off the computer at the right time
Managing the program is incredibly simple - just set the right time and click the "OK" button, the utility takes care of the rest.
Turning off the computer on a timer is quite a typical task that many users face. However, not everyone knows how this problem can be solved. In this article, we will talk about how to turn off the computer by timer in Windows 7, 8, 10 and XP. To solve this problem, we will use the command line, task scheduler and third-party programs.
The simplest and fast way to turn off the computer on a timer is to use the "shutdown" command, which works equally well in Windows 7 and in the rest Windows versions. This command can be executed from the command line or using the Run menu.
The shutdown command has many options that allow you to fine-tune the process of shutting down the computer. Below we will consider the most basic of them:
In order to timer shutdown the computer using the shutdown command, we need to use the /s (shut down the computer) and /t (set the timer) options. Thus, the command to turn off the computer will look like this:
After executing such a command through the command line or the Run menu, the computer will turn off after 60 seconds.
If you want to restart the computer on a timer, then you need to use the /r option instead of the /s option. The same goes for hibernation mode. We use /h instead of /s and the computer will go into hibernation mode instead of turning it on. You can also add the /f option. In this case, the shutdown (reboot, hibernation) will begin immediately, and all running programs will be closed without warning the user.
The disadvantage of this method of shutting down the computer is that the shutdown task is created only once. If you need to turn off the computer on a timer daily, then you need to use the Task Scheduler or third-party programs.
IN operating systems Windows 7, 8, 10 and XP have a very powerful tool called "Task Scheduler" available. You can use it to turn off your computer on a timer. To open the Task Scheduler, launch the start menu (or start screen with tiles if you're using Windows 8) and search for "Task Scheduler". You can also start the Task Scheduler using the "taskschd.msc" command.
After starting the Task Scheduler, click on the "Create a simple task" button. This button is located on the right side of the window.
Next, we are prompted to indicate when we want to perform this task. You can select "Once" if you want to turn off the computer by timer only once. If you need to turn off the computer on a timer daily or in another mode, then you can choose another option that suits you better.
The next step is to specify the triggers for this task.
After that we need to enter shutdown command as well as launch options. How the launch parameters of this command are used has already been discussed above.
That's it, the task to turn off the computer by timer has been created. You can view it in the Job Library.
From context menu(right mouse click) you can manage the created task.
You can run, end, disable, delete, or open job properties.
If the described methods of turning off the computer by timer do not suit you or seem too complicated, then you can turn off the computer using third-party programs. We'll look at a few of these programs below.
Powerful free program to turn off the computer on a timer. With the PowerOff program, you can customize almost any little thing. On the other hand, due to the huge number of functions, the interface of this program is too overloaded. Which is very difficult to figure out.
A small program to turn off the computer. The Switch Off program is equipped with a small number of functions and has an easy and intuitive interface. The program is equipped with a built-in web server that allows you to turn off your computer by local network or over the Internet.
The developer of this program to turn off the computer by timer claims support only for Windows 7, 8 and XP. Although on Windows 10 it should work without problems.
