PCs often go to sleep when left alone, but would you prefer it to shut down instead? Here’s how to automate it.




KEY TAKEAWAYS:
1. Schedule a shutdown in Windows 11 and 10 using Task Scheduler for daily, weekly, or monthly tasks. Customize the start date and time.
2. Add a trigger condition to your shutdown task to run it after a specified period of inactivity using Task Scheduler.
3. Use Command Prompt to schedule a system shutdown with a specific timer or define a shutdown time. Customize with shutdown parameters.



Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 How to Schedule a Windows 11 Shutdown Using Task Scheduler
2:04 How to Automatically Shut Down Windows on Idle via Task Scheduler
3:09 How to Stop an Automatic Shutdown via Task Scheduler
3:39 How to Schedule Auto Shut Down Using a Desktop Shortcut
5:09 End screen



What you will learn:
1. How to shut down your computer every day or when idle for a long time
2. How to use the Task Scheduler to schedule an automatic system shutdown
3. How to schedule a shutdown in Windows 11 and 10 computers
4. How to Schedule a Windows 11 Shutdown Using Task Scheduler
a. How You can use Task Scheduler to run programs automatically on Windows
b. How to create a scheduled task to shut down your PC daily at a specified time
c. How to repeat a task daily, weekly, or once a month
d. How To create a shutdown task
e. How to Create Basic Task
f. How to select a trigger point
g. How to set the Start date and time for the recurring shut down
h. How to create and add the new task to your Windows schedule
i. How to trigger the shutdown action daily at your specified time and power off your PC
5. How to Automatically Shut Down Windows on Idle via Task Scheduler
a. How you can add a trigger condition to your shutdown task to determine when the task should run
b. How to run the shutdown task after a specified period of inactivity
c. How to modify the shutdown task created earlier
d. How you can create a new task
e. How to Start the task only if the computer is idle
f. How to specifiy the idle time before triggering the Shut down task
6. How to Stop an Automatic Shutdown via Task Scheduler
a. How To stop automatic Windows shutdown
b. How to delete or disable the scheduled task in Windows Task Scheduler
c. How to to stop automatic shutdown for a temporary amount of time
7. How to Schedule Auto Shut Down Using a Desktop Shortcut
a. How You can create a desktop shortcut with a shutdown timer to turn off your PC
b. How To create a shutdown timer desktop shortcut
8. Automate a Windows Shut Down When It Goes Idle



























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