Schedule an Automatic Shutdown in Windows 10
Introduction
Automatic shutdown in Windows 10 is one of the features of the Windows operating system which makes your computer safe and secure. Generally, we prefer our system to properly shutdown every time to lengthen the operating system's life. But sometimes when you work on your computer late at night, it is really hard to remember to shut down your computer, in those cases, you should use the automatic shutdown scheduler on your computer.
This tutorial will show you various ways to Schedule Automatic Shutdown in Windows 10.
Method 1 - Auto Shutdown via Run
Follow the instructions below to proceed.
Step 1
From the Start menu, open the Run dialog box or you can Press the "Window + R" key to open the RUN window.
Step 2
Type "shutdown -s -t <number in seconds>" and press Enter Key.
For example, if you want to shut down your PC/laptop after 10 minutes then, type: shutdown -s -t 600.
In this example, 600 represents the number of seconds, so in this example your computer will turn off automatically after 10 minutes. You can experiment by taking the different values and setting the one you want.
After finishing this setting, the system will prompt you about the auto-shutdown time,
Method 2 - Auto Shutdown via Command Prompt
Using the "Command Prompt", the user can schedule the automatic shutdown. Follow the instructions below to proceed.
Step 1
Open Command Prompt.
Step 2
Type "shutdown -s -t <number in seconds>" and press enter key.
For example, if you want to shut down your PC/laptop after 15 minutes then, type: shutdown -s -t 900.
if your still wondering that you can let your PC turn off automatic during a certain period.
in the video I have shown how to Schedule an Automatic Shutdown in Windows 10
you can schedule a shutdown in Windows 10 by using the task scheduler. This will allow you to shutdown Windows to at a particular time and specify how often you would like this to happen.
/s Shuts down the computer.
/f Forces running applications to close without warning users.
Caution: Using the /f option might result in loss of unsaved data.
/t Sets the time-out period or delay to n seconds before a restart or shutdown. This causes a warning to display on the local console. You can specify 0-600 seconds. If you don't use /t, the time-out period is 30 seconds, by default.
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