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There are various ways to schedule computer shutdown, including using shutdown timer software or without software. Not using software is considered optimal and more proactive, especially if you don't have automatic shutdown software or simply prefer not to install such software on your computer.
Setting Up Daily Computer Shutdown for Desktops, Laptops
In this article, we'll guide you through leveraging the Task Scheduler feature available on Windows 10 to schedule computer shutdown. You can access this section to set up a schedule for automatic shutdown, and the steps are quite straightforward!
How to Schedule Computer Shutdown Using Task Scheduler
To schedule computer shutdown on Windows 10 using Task Scheduler, follow these steps:
Step 1: Access the Search next to the Start button and type 'Task Scheduler' into the search bar -> then click on the Task Scheduler result.
Step 2: The Task Scheduler window appears as depicted below, click on Create Basic Task...
The Create Basic Task wizard dialog appears -> enter the name of the schedule you wish to create in the Name field and provide a brief description of this shutdown schedule in the
Step 3: In the next setup section Trigger, select Daily for daily scheduling and click Next.
Next, you should set the specific time for this computer shutdown schedule.
Afterward, click on the option Start a program -> and then click Next.
In the next step, enter the command 'shutdown' into the Program/Script field, then enter the command '/S /F' into the Add arguments (optional) field -> Then click Next.
At the Finish step, you should review all the information just configured to see if it meets your intentions. If you find it not appropriate, click Back to return to the configuration or click Finish to complete the setup.
Step 4: You return to the main interface of Task Scheduler -> right-click on the schedule you just created -> and select Properties.
The customized Properties interface appears -> you should check the box for Run with highest privileges in the General section (run with the highest privileges)
Next, navigate to the Conditions tab -> then mark tick on the following options:
- Start the task only if the computer is idle for
- Stop if the computer ceases to be idle
- Restart if the idle state resumes
You should select the time for this section as '30 minutes'.
Next, switch to the Settings tab -> check the following options:
- Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed
- If the task fails, start every.
Simultaneously, set the time to '30 minutes' in the 'If the task fails, start every' section, '3' in the Attempt section, and '1 hour' in the 'Stop the task if it runs longer than' section as described in the figure below:
Step 5: Once the setup is complete, click OK to save and initiate the Windows restart to finalize.
That's how Mytour has just guided you on scheduling daily computer shutdown using the built-in Task Scheduler feature on Windows computers. It's really simple, isn't it?
Moreover, scheduling computer shutdown with software isn't too complicated either. In fact, there are even some very lightweight software options that offer more features and are particularly intuitive because the accompanying features are readily available on the interface of these computer shutdown scheduling software. Check out the Top computer shutdown scheduling software on Mytour for more selection information!
