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.
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, as shown in the following screenshot.
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
In this example, 900 represents the number of seconds, so in this example, your computer will turn off automatically after 15 minutes. You can also experiment by taking the different values and setting the one you want.
3. Auto Shutdown via Task Scheduler
Follow the instructions below to proceed.
Step 1. Open Start, Search for Task Scheduler, and press enter to open Task Scheduler.
Step 2. Click on the “Create Basic Task” option.
Step 3. Provide the Task Name, such as Shutdown, and click next.
Step 4. Choose when you would like your task to start and click next.
Step 5. Set the Start date and time of the task and click Next.
Step 6. Select the “Start a program” option from a various list of actions and then click on the “Next” button to proceed.
Step 7. Click on the Browse Button and choose “shutdown.exe” from C/Windows/System32.
Step 8. Enter “-s” as the argument and click on the “Next” button to proceed.
Step 9. Click the “Finish” button to complete the task.
