How to schedule the shutdown of a PC in Windows 10

1. Introduction
2. Steps to follow
3. Read also

Introduction

If you are downloading large files on the Internet, or your computer is processing a task, and you find yourself having to leave your computer on for hours, but want it to turn off once a certain process is complete, it will only take a minute or two to set it up. You just need to set up a scheduled task to shut down after 2 hours with rules to prevent shutdown if you are using the PC.

While you can still use the command prompt and create a shortcut on the desktop to schedule shutdown of your Windows 10/8/7 computer or have it shut down at some point, you can also use the Task Scheduler for stop, restart or perform one action at a time or periodically.

Steps to follow

To stop your computer at a specific time, follow this step:

1. Type taskschd.msc in the Windows 10 search bar and start the search.

2. Press Enter to open the Task Scheduler.
3. In the right pane, click Create Basic Task.

4. Assign to the task a name and description if you want then click Next.

5. In the trigger, select when do you want the task to start. Click Next.

6. Select the start date and time. Click Next to go to the Action page

7. Select Start a program then click Next.

8. Next, type shutdown in the Program / Script space and / s / f / t 0 in the Add Arguments dialog box. If you want the shutdown to begin after 60 seconds, enter 60 instead of 0.

9. Click Next to review everything and finally click Finish. Your computer will turn off at the specified time and date.

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