How to Turn Off Computer Automatically

Here's how to turn off computer automatically on Windows XP. Here we will use the task scheduler help. Steps to open the task scheduler are :

1. Navigate your mouse cursor to the Start button --> Control Panel, and open it.
   
2. In the Control Panel window that open, double click to the Sheduled Task Icon and then choose Add Scheduled Task.
   
3. A Scheduled Task Wizard window will now appear.
4. Choose Next, please wait until all the list of applications appears.
5. Choose Browse, a Select Program to Schedule window will now appear.
6. Navigate to Windows --> System32 --> shutdown.exe --> Open.
   
7. Type a name for this task and then select the option Daily, Weekly, Monthly or One time only.
8. Select the time and day you want this task to start.
9. Enter the name and password of a user that will use this task.
10. Before selecting the Finish button, mark on the 'Open the advanced properties for this task when I clisk Finish'.
11. In a new window that opens, on the 'Run' add a parameter in the back as follows :

• For Shutdown, ex : C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -s
• For Shutdown with timer, ex : C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -t xx , delay shutdown for xx seconds (Windows will display a warning box)
• For Shutdown with text, ex : C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -c "text"
  
• For Logoff, ex : C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -l
• For Reboot, ex : C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -r

Ok, happy to try.

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