Shutting down the computer is a simple process. True, not always. Today we’ll talk about how to turn off the computer after a certain time.
Why is it necessary
Suppose you are downloading a large file. Guarded the jump tired and decided to go to sleep. But, lo and behold, after 5 hours the work will be completed.
Look at the clock, and there - 00:00. At five in the morning the download will end, then you will wake up at 8 o’clock ... I would not want your “iron friend” to work without stopping. It is at this point that a person asks how to turn off the computer after a certain time. In fact, doing this is quite simple. There are several ways. They will be discussed now.
Independently
The first, though not entirely true, but obvious method is to disconnect yourself. The way you do it every day. In order to, say, turn off the computer in an hour, you need to press the shutdown button after this time. In truth, this method is a humorous way. It is associated with the common expression that "computers" immerse a person entirely in himself and prevent him from thinking about time. So, if you decide to turn off the computer yourself at a strictly defined moment, set yourself an alarm clock or a reminder that will “drip onto the brain” until you disconnect your “iron friend” from the network.
Programs
Another fairly simple way to turn off the computer after a certain time is to perform an action using third-party programs. For example, you can use the "Off Timer" or Kshutdown.
When you find, download and install the program, run it. At each start, a window will open in which you must enter the time after which the computer must be turned off. Be careful: somewhere it is indicated in minutes, somewhere in seconds, somewhere in hours. It all depends on what kind of program you have installed. As soon as you "customize" the settings, run the "program". About 10-15 minutes before shutdown, many utilities notify users about how long their "computer" will turn off.
Torrent
If you don’t know how to turn off the computer after a certain time in Windows 7, but with all this, the time when you want to “knock out” it coincides with the time when you finish downloading the file via torrent, then it will help!
The fact is that in torrent programs in the download settings there is such a function as "turn off the computer after the download is completed." By choosing this option, you will always be sure that after the end of the race your “iron friend” will be disconnected from the network and will go into rest mode. Not the most successful, but still a method. If your computer has downloaded the program / game / music album for about a week, then you can use this method.
Process execution
Well, where are we going to go without our favorite Run function. Using it, you can also turn off the computer after a certain time. To do this, go to the start menu. Find "Run" there and click. Now hammer in only 3 letters there: cmd. Confirm action. A black window with white letters pops up in front of you. This is what we need!
Now type shutdown /? and press enter. There will be a lot of "scribble" in English. If you have a fully Russified operating system - rejoice. In this case, dealing with the shutdown utility will be much easier. If you saw English letters, but do not know the language well, then continue reading the article.
In order to answer how to turn off the computer after a certain time, we need only three parameters from all those written on a black background. This is s - shutting down the computer, t - the time after which it is necessary to disconnect your "iron friend" and a - canceling the shutdown (in case you change your mind).
So, now the most important thing is to start the process. Type shutdows -s -t * time in seconds * in the same black window. Thus, after the "time in seconds" after confirming the process, the computer will turn off. As soon as you press "Enter", a message will appear in the system tray indicating how long the computer is disconnected from the network. Fast, convenient and reliable. If you change your mind about turning off the computer, do the same manipulations, only write a instead of s.
In Windows 7, you can quickly set the time to turn off the computer by "climbing" into the search located in the "start" menu. Just write there: shutdown -s -t * time * and press Enter. A message will appear in the tray that will inform you about how long the session will end.
New challenge
Another method, which is similar to the previous one, is setting a new task for the computer to shut down. To do this, we need to contact the "Task Scheduler." You can find it in the Control Panel. Go to Administration there and select "Task Scheduler". Now in the right part of the window that opens, find the inscription "Create a simple task." Click on it.
Next, a window for creating a new task for the computer will pop up before you. Here you have to enter the name of the task, description and specify the frequency in the tab "trigger". Click on. Now you will need to set the time to complete this or that task. Now again, click "Next." Enter the function to execute (in our case, it is shutdown). Remember to specify the execution arguments: -s -t * time in seconds *. Click OK. You can safely go about your business - the computer will be turned off exactly after such a period of time as you indicated.
So, today we talked about how to turn off the computer after a certain time. As you can see, there are several ways to do this. Honestly, the fourth is the fastest and most common. However, it is up to you to choose.