What Is Shutdown Timer?
Shutdown Timer is a feature that allows you to schedule the shutdown. This means that shutdown can be carried out at any scheduled time in future. This timer can be enabled in 4 different ways.
Ways To Schedule Automatic Shutdown Timer On Windows 10 & 7
So, here is the list of methods to set up an auto shutdown timer on Windows 10 and Windows 7.
Method 1: Set Up an Auto Shutdown Timer via Run
Step 1: Go to Start Menu and type ‘Run’ or press ‘Windows + R’.
Step 2: In Run, type ‘shutdown –s –t number’.
Step 3: Tap OK.
After finishing the above steps, Windows will prompt about the shutdown time, as shown in the screenshot.
Method 2: Set Up an Auto Shutdown Timer via Command Prompt
Step 1: Go to Start menu and type ‘CMD’.
Step 2: In Command Prompt (CMD), type ‘shutdown –s –t number’.
Step 3: Press Enter.
After finishing the above steps, Windows will prompt about the shutdown time, as shown in the screenshot.
Method 3: Set Up an Auto Shutdown Timer in Windows PowerShell
Step 1: In Start menu, type and search Windows PowerShell.
Step 2: Open Windows PowerShell.
Step 3: In PowerShell, type ‘shutdown –s –t number’.
Step 4: Press Enter.
Method 4: Make a Basic Task Named Shutdown
Step 1: Go to Start menu, type and search Task Scheduler.
Step 2: Open Task Scheduler.
Step 3: Now on the right side, click on ‘Create Basic Task’.
Step 4: In the task name box, type Shutdown and click Next.
Step 5: Now select when you want the task to start, the list includes, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, One time, When the computer starts, When I log on, and When a specific event is logged and then press Next.
Step 6: Now, set the start date and time of the task and click Next.
Step 7: After this, choose the action you want the task to perform and click Next.
Step 8: Now a window will open, tap the browse button, go to Disk C/Windows/System32 and select the .exe file created as Shutdown, and click Open.
Step 9: Now in an argument box, type -s as the argument and hit Next.
Step 10: After performing all the above steps, click Finish to create the task and implement it.
All the above given methods will allow you to enable shutdown timer on Windows 10 & Windows 7.
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