{"id":933,"date":"2018-04-27T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/?p=933"},"modified":"2018-10-15T18:20:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T18:20:20","slug":"schedule-automatic-shutdown-in-win-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/schedule-automatic-shutdown-in-win-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to schedule Automatic Shutdown in Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A great way to customize your PC experience is to schedule certain tasks. It\u2019s also a great way to stay productive – the inevitability of a scheduled program popping up will keep you on track with your work and not allow any procrastination. This article will overview the possible methods that you can use to schedule an automatic shutdown in Windows 10.<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s try to figure out why would you schedule a shutdown in the first place?<\/h2>\n

For some users, it\u2019s a great way of keeping track of a workday. For others, it\u2019s an efficient parenting technique for controlling the amount of time your child spends on a computer daily. A scheduled shutdown is also a life hack when you need to leave your computer for some time, but you have a download or a scan running. In this case, you can schedule a shutdown when the download is complete and go about your business as usual.<\/p>\n

Scheduling a shutdown is also a great way to overcomeany other possible troubleshooting issues that your computer might be having – for example, when there is a problem with the shutdown. It\u2019s an unfortunate but not uncommon problem when your computer has been infected by malware. In this case, the first thing you want to do is back up your data and then install an anti-malware tool. For example, Auslogics Anti-Malware<\/a> will keep you safe from any kind of external interference. However, if you have already been infected and you are failing to shut down your computer manually, it could be possible to \u2018trick\u2019 the system with a scheduled shutdown. Below you will find instructions on how to proceed in this case.<\/p>\n

\"Auslogics<\/p>\n

How to schedule shutdown in Windows 10?<\/h2>\n

Method 1. Schedule a shutdown with Task Scheduler<\/h3>\n
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  • Step 1. Go to Start Menu and type \u2019schedule\u2019 into the search box<\/li>\n
  • Step 2. Open Task Scheduler<\/li>\n
  • Step 3. Click the \u2018Create Basic task\u2019 option\u00a0\"Select<\/li>\n
  • Step 4. Name your task, we suggest naming it \u201cshutdown\u201d to avoid confusion with other tasks you have scheduled. Hit Next<\/li>\n
  • Step 5. Choose when you want the task to start, to do it once – select the \u2018One time\u2019 option<\/li>\n
  • Step 6. Enter the date and time you want the task to be performed and select Next<\/li>\n
  • Step 7. In the Action Tab, choose Start a program<\/li>\n
  • Step 8. Now you have to find the program. For that, follow this pathway: C:WindowsSystem32 and select the file named \u2018shutdown\u2019<\/li>\n
  • Step 9. In the \u2018Add arguments\u2019 box, type in \u2018-s\u2019 and hit Next<\/li>\n
  • Step 10. Check if the task you arranged is correct and then select Finish. You have successfully scheduled a shutdown on your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Method 2. Use Run dialog, Command Prompt or PowerShell.<\/h3>\n

    Each one of these can be used to schedule a shutdown on your computer. To do that, you have to pick one and perform the steps below:<\/p>\n

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    • Step 1. Open the command manager of your choice. To run the dialog box, you can use the Win+R shortcut, whereas for Command Prompt or PowerShell, you can use the Search bar.<\/li>\n
    • Step 2. In the search box of any of these command managers, type \u201cshutdown \u2013s \u2013t 600\u2019 and then hit Enter.<\/li>\n
    • Step 3. 600 in the command stands for the number of seconds before the shutdown will go down. Make sure to have enough time to exit important documents and save them. For this example, 600 seconds amount to 10 minutes, but you can use whatever value seems to fit your personal purpose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      We hope that this guide was useful and that you will continue to use this scheduling technique to the fullest in order to boost your productivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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