Automatically Shut Down Your Computer at a Specified Time

 

Do you always forget to switch off your computer before going to bed, or just forget to look at the clock while you're working? This article will tell you how to get your computer to shut down at a time specified by you.

1. Open notepad by going to Start> All Programmes> Accessories> Notepad. Or, you can just type "notepad", without quotes, into the start menu and hit enter.

      2.Copy the following code:

• @echo off
•  :W
• if %time%==00:00:00.00 goto :X
• goto :W
•  :X
• shutdown.exe /s /f /t 60 /c "Go to bed!!!!!!"

·         This constantly checks the time to see if it is midnight and, if it is, it shuts down the computer with the message "Go to bed!!!!"

2. Change the if %time%== part to a time of your choice. It must be in this format: HH:MM:SS.MS and in 24 hr format otherwise it won't work.

Go to File> Save As

3. Change the "Save as type" box to "All Files"

• Type "timer.

bat" into file name and click "Save"

4. Double click the file. A blank command prompt screen should appear.
5. Leave this window open while you do your work.
6. When the time you specified in step 3 comes around, your computer should display a message for one minute, then shut down.
7. If you wish to abort the shutdown, press the Windows Key (the key with the Microsoft logo on it) + R.
8. Type "shutdown -a", without quotes into the window that appears and hit Enter. A Command Prompt window should appear, then disappear. A balloon similar to this one should appear.