How to shutdown your computer automatically at desired time?

Many people who are using computer will face a problem of forgetting to shutdown their systems while go to sleep. In other means we fell asleep and go to deep sleep at late nights. So we have a solution for this problem that is automatically shut down in your computer by setting shutdown timer. This can be done in a option task scheduler in windows 7 and Schedule tasks in windows 8 and 8.1.

Lets see how to make it.

Step 1 : Open your computer and get ready

Start up your computer, whether it is windows 7 or 8 or 8.1 and refresh the windows until all the software’s installed in computer is fulfilled. Now you are ready to schedule the shutdown timer.

Step 2 : Opening the task scheduler

Task scheduler option is available in Windows 7 and Windows 8.

In windows 7, at first go to Start and then go to Control panel. After that select System and security and click Administrative tools. There will be an option in the list named Task scheduler. Now click it and task scheduler window opens. In short way understanding, see below,

Start>>Control panel>>System and security >>Administrative tools>>Task scheduler

In windows 8, very simple, press windows key and type as Schedule tasks and select “Schedule tasks” from the search results.

Step 3 : Start creating the task

After the task scheduler window is open, at the right side of window there will be several options like

1. Create basic task,
2. Create task,
3. Import tasks, etc..,

In that select the option named Create basic task. Here we got the task created. You have to give the task a name and description(optional). Name it as “Shutdown Timer“. Click Next to continue. Then we have to set the shut down timer now.

Step 4 : Selecting the task trigger options

When we click Next in the previous step, task trigger is open. There will be some options too for our decision i.e when to shut down the computer. the options are

1. Daily,
2. Weekly,
3. Monthly,
4. One time,
5. When I log on,
6. When specified task is logged,etc..,

Then you have to select which is you wanted. Always “Daily” option is better and so select Daily and click Next.

Step 5 : Set the time

After the task trigger is choosen, the timer bar and date of starting the task is to present on the screen. Then select the time and click Next.

Step 6 : Start the program

After the timing is set, the action tab is opened. In that select the option Start a program and click next.

Step 7 : Create the link in C drive

It is the main tab to look after. now program and script bar is present and the code of the C drive has to be typed exactly as below

“C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe”

and in arguments bar type

“/s”

then click NEXT

Step 8 : Finish and review

Now after typing the link for shut down in previous step, click finish in the present bar. Then review the setting in the summary tab.

Note : Please note that every operating system that is OS has a different working of the task scheduler and it is not the same. So know about the tasks and then use it wisely.