Scheduling your Windows 11 shutdown is a handy option that many users are not aware of. Although there is no specific function for this, you can use Microsoft’s ‘Task Scheduler’.
It is a tool that enables automation, under which we can easily schedule a shutdown at the time that interests us most. In this article we are going to explain step by step how to do this.
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- Shutting down schedule in Windows 11 with the ‘Task Scheduler’
Shutting down schedule in Windows 11 with the ‘Task Scheduler’
The first thing we need to do is open the Windows 11 start menu and in the search bar “task scheduler”, then click on it and launch it.
Create a basic task
Once the application is opened, it will show an interface that may seem complicated at first, but we are going to use only one option among the available actions: ‘Create basic task…‘. It can also be done with ‘Create Task’, which has deeper control options, but it complicates the process unnecessarily.
A name for our action
In the next window it will ask us a name for our task, also a description. We can call it Lenovo Auto Shutdown, and we explain that it will be a daily action that takes place every night at 10 PM. Click next.
How often do I schedule Windows 11 shutdown?
Precisely the periodicity is what they ask us in the next window. You can choose to be daily, weekly, monthly, once, at computer startup or session, or when a specific event is recorded. our choice will be Daily.
In the next window we will have to be more specific with the data depending on what we chose in the previous point. For example, we have to choose the time when the action should take place, including the days in case it is necessary.
Select the shutdown program
The last option is the most complex and allows us to select the action to be performed. We have to choose’start a program‘. The Browse button appears, in which we can search for the program or executable file necessary for the action.
The program we are going to choose is the executable “shutdown.exe”, which will allow us to disable the system. Where is it located? Well, you need to follow the following path: C:WindowsSystem32shutdown.exe.
Although it is optional, it is recommended for some users that we add the arguments in the same window “/s /t 5“, which cause the shutdown five seconds after the command.
In this way, we end the automatic programming by clicking Complete.