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Mac serves as an excellent platform for various users, including gamers, students, developers, and more. Whether you use it frequently or occasionally, Mac remains an irresistible choice.
Imagine downloading a file on your Mac and not wanting to wait until the download completes. In such situations, you can schedule your Mac to shut down or restart in moments. Similarly, if you're watching a movie on your Mac for your child and want to shut down the system at a specific time, you can also schedule automatic shutdowns or restarts on Mac.
Automate Scheduling for Automatic Mac Shutdown or Restart
This process is quite simple and doesn't take much time. Additionally, you don't need the assistance of any third-party software because you can schedule the shutdown or restart of your Mac with the help of Energy Saver, an application pre-installed on Mac.
The first step is to open Energy Saver on your Mac. There are two ways to open Energy Saver: the first method is through System Preferences, and the second method is to open Energy Saver directly.
To open Energy Saver through System Preferences, go to the Desktop => click on the Apple logo => choose System Preferences. You'll find the Energy Saver option, click on it to open Energy Saver.
Alternatively, if you want to open Energy Saver directly, press Cmd + Spacebar => type Energy Saver and select to open the application.
In the Energy Saver window, locate the option named Schedule at the bottom right corner, click on it, and check the second option. Here, you can choose Sleep/Restart/Shut Down options and set the time to turn off or restart your Mac. For example, you can choose times on weekends, weekdays, or any specific day.
Select OK to complete the process of scheduling automatic shutdown for your Mac.
Schedule Automatic Mac Startup
Similar to shutting down, you can also set your Mac to automatically start up at a predefined time. Energy Saver handles this task effectively. Follow the steps above to open the application, then choose the first option named Start up or wake and select a specific hour or day.
Mytour has guided you on scheduling automatic shutdowns or restarts on Mac, as well as scheduling automatic Mac startup. If you encounter any difficulties or have questions, feel free to leave them in the comments below the article. And if you're using Windows, you can check out the guide on setting a shutdown timer for your computer without the need for third-party software here for an easy way to shut down your computer when not in use.
