How To Set Shutdown Timer on Computer Using Command Prompt

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This may come in handy if you are working on something but you want to shut down your computer hours or minutes later when you are not around.

The computer will kill all tasks automatically and shutdown according to the set period of time.

To set the auto shutdown you will need to use the powerful tool known as command prompt. (cmd)

 

Procedure to create shutdown manually using command prompt

        1.     Open command prompt by typing cmd on the Windows Menu
or Press the Windows Key + X then select Command Prompt

        2.    Next type in the command shutdown -s -t XXXX
The “XXXX” represents the time in seconds that you want to pass before the computer shuts down. For example, if you want the computer to shutdown in 1 hour,, the command should be as shutdown –s –t 3600
 

        3.    Then you press enter and the auto shutdown timer will be running in the the background waiting for the time to elapse.

You will receive a Windows Notification “You are about to be signed out” at a specific time.

If you repeat the procedure command prompt will tell you a schedule is already running, e.g.

A system shutdown has already been scheduled. (1190)