{"id":1474,"date":"2015-01-18T16:12:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T10:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:09:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:39:05","slug":"windows-7-automatic-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-7-automatic-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Automatically Shutdown Windows 7 PC at Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to automatically shutdown computer, Windows 7 automatic shutdown !!<\/p>\n

If you are one of those Windows<\/a> users who have a habit of working late nights, then it’s quite possible that sometimes you forget to shutdown your computer<\/strong> after use. To get rid from this problem, you can use auto shutdown<\/strong> feature on Windows computers.<\/p>\n

In Windows operating system, it’s very simple to configure your PC to shutdown automatically<\/strong> at a scheduled time (when you\u2019re not using it) using task scheduler. After setting up your Windows computer to automatic shutdown<\/strong>, you no need to worry about the turning off your computer<\/a> properly before leaving the computer desk.<\/p>\n

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But one thing you need to keep in your mind that the auto shutdown Windows<\/strong> feature will work only when your computer becomes idle. Here’s the step by step Windows guide on – how to automatically shutdown Windows 7 PC at night.<\/p>\n

See also:\u00a0<\/strong>How to Change Windows Startup Sound in Windows 7<\/a><\/p>\n

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Below mentioned tutorial of automatically Shutting down Windows computers<\/strong> will also work on other versions\u00a0of Windows . This guide is executed on Windows 7<\/a> operating system:<\/p>\n

Step (1):<\/strong> To automatically shutdown Windows 7 PC at night, first of all press the Start <\/strong>button and search for “Task Scheduler” then click on Task Scheduler<\/strong> to open.<\/p>\n

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Step (2):<\/strong> On the Task Scheduler, from the right side \u201cActions<\/strong>\u201d panel click on \u201cCreate Basic Task<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/p>\n

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Step (3):<\/strong> After that enter Name<\/strong> and Description<\/strong> of the task according to your wish and then click on Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

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Step (4):<\/strong> On next screen, select \u201cDaily<\/strong>\u201d option and then click on Next<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\n

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Step (5):<\/strong> Now enter the starting Date<\/strong> and Time<\/strong>. Also, make sure that 1 day is selected in the Recur every<\/strong> section and then click on Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

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Step (6):<\/strong> After that select \u201cStart a program<\/strong>\u201d option and then click on the \u201cNext<\/strong>\u201d button to continue.<\/p>\n

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Step (7):<\/strong> On the program\/script<\/strong> field enter “shutdown<\/strong>” and inside Add arguments section enter \/S<\/strong> then click on Next<\/strong> button to proceed. Even, you can also enter \/F<\/strong> as the second argument which will force the Windows computer to shutdown.<\/p>\n

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Step (8):<\/strong> Once the configuration is completed, you will see the summary to check everything is entered properly. Now click on \u201cFinish<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n

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Step (9):<\/strong> Now from the main window, find the automatic shutdown<\/strong> task you just created. Right-click<\/strong> on the task and select the \u201cProperties<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/p>\n

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Step (10):<\/strong> Just after clicking on Properties option, task properties window will appear. On the \u201cGeneral<\/strong>\u201d tab, select the checkbox \u201cRun with highest privileges<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/p>\n

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Step (11):<\/strong> Now move to \u201cConditions<\/strong>\u201d tab and select all three check boxes<\/strong> (Start the task only if the computer is idle for, Stop if the computer ceases to be idle, and Restart if the idle state resumes) from the Idle section. Also, select the time<\/strong> for these both fields according to your wish. For example:<\/em> we selected \u201c30 minutes\u201d in both the fields.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Step (12):<\/strong> After that go to \u201cSettings<\/strong>\u201d tab and select the check boxes<\/strong> \u201cRun task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed\u201d and \u201cIf the task fails, start every\u201d.\u00a0Enter the time<\/strong> and the number of attempts<\/strong> according to your wish. Also, change the time<\/strong> of check box \u201cStop the task if it runs longer than\u201d. For example a screenshot is shown below:<\/p>\n

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Step (13):<\/strong> Finally, click on \u201cOk<\/strong>\u201d button to save the changes you made. That’s it !<\/p>\n

You have successfully configured to automatically shutdown Windows 7 PC at Night<\/strong>. Now, you will have not to worry for shutting down your computer while working late nights.<\/p>\n

If you have any other quick ways of Windows 7<\/a> automatic shutdown<\/strong>\u00a0then feel free to share your view with us via comments.<\/p>\n

Read next:<\/strong>\u00a0A simple way to Schedule Your Mac to Start Up or Shut Down<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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