In the market there are many programs that help us to perform specific functions or tasks. These tools are usually free or many of them under a cheap paid license.
But what many users don't know is that Windows can perform these tasks without needing to install any additional software . One of these tasks, for example, is scheduling automatic shutdowns . This can be done automatically, and you can even tell Windows 10 to shut down at the same time every day.
To do this, we only need to know a command called Shutdown, which is handled by an application called "shutdown.exe". This application is responsible for automatically shutting down the computer, but it must be run for this to work. Therefore, this application is key to the entire process.
Windows 10 allows us to have an automatic shutdown of our computer without any external software
First, open Task Scheduler , which you can find by searching for "Tasks" in Windows 10. Once open, go to "Create a basic task" and name it "Automatic Shutdown".
Once created, we need to configure how often we want it to activate. We select this option and then go to "Start an Application." In this step, we need to link the task to an action or application. To do this, we need to enter the Shutdown.exe program located in C:/Windows/System32.
Once selected, we enter the -S parameter. We click Next, and after finishing, the task is active and will automatically shut down the computer . The problem is that it will shut down whether we are at the computer or not, so we have to remember the time we scheduled because if we miss it, Windows 10 itself could shut down the system and ruin all the work we had done.