4 WAY TO SET AUTO SHUTDOWN IN WINDOW 10

4 Ways to Set Auto Shutdown in Windows 10

Way 1: Set auto shutdown via Run.


Open Run by Windows+R, type shutdown –s –t number and tap OK.

Tip: The number in the run command represents the value of seconds.

For example, if you want your PC to automatically shut down in 10 minutes, the command to be entered is shutdown –s –t 600.





After finishing this setting, the system will prompt you about the auto shutdown time, as shown in the following screen shot.





Way 2: Set auto shutdown via Command Prompt.
Step 1: Open Command Prompt.

Step 2: Type shutdown –s –t 1200 (i.e. 20 minutes) and press Enter.




Way 3: Set auto shutdown in Window PsowerShell.

Open Windows PowerShell by searching, enter shutdown –s –t 1800 (i.e. 30 minutes) and hit Enter.





Way 4: Create a basic task named Shutdown.


Step 1: Open Task Scheduler.

Step 2: Tap Create Basic Task on the right.





Step 3: Type Shutdown as the task name and click Next.





Step 4: Choose when the task starts from Daily, Weekly, Monthly, One time, When the computer starts, When I log on and When a specific event is logged, and then hit Next.





Step 5: Set the start time of the task and click Next.





Step 6: Select Start a program and tap Next





Step 7: Click the Browse button, open Disk C/Windows/System32, choose the exe file named shutdown and hit Open.




Step 8: Enter –s as the argument and click Next





Step 9: Click Finish to complete the task creation and bring the task into effect.

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