Solved Shutdown Timer

Type this in to Windows Store and it comes back with a wealth of timers to automatically shutdown a PC after a set time.
The problem I have, is that I want one that automatically starts as soon as I start the PC.
It's easy enough to create a task that does the same thing, but I also need to be able to manually reset the timer, and that's a bit difficult with an ordinary task.
I tried using some of the timers in Store, but can't find one that launches and immediately starts counting down without the manual press of a "start" button.
Anyone any ideas?

I have a batch script which can be used to schedule shutdown and cancel when needed, you can modify it you want.

Just a little note on that batch file @FreeBooter : There is already an environment variable called %TIME%. I would use a different name.

Ah,
I sorted it.
One of the apps, ShutdownTimer, has command line options. I had an issue in that Microsoft does it's best to hide apps, but I eventually found the standalone version of the app (not a Microsoft App) and ran if from a Startup Task. Poof! It works. It now powers up when the PC powers up, and automatically sets a 1 hour shutdown and starts itself... so the PC shuts down 1 hour after it powers up.

Because the app is on the screen it can be stopped or the timer edited. Woo!

@Pocah

Would you mind telling us which one of the zillion Shutdown Timer apps you selected, and where you found it?

Wisewiz said:

@Pocah

Would you mind telling us which one of the zillion Shutdown Timer apps you selected, and where you found it?

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Shuitdown Timer Classic.

It is available from the Microsoft store, but I also found it here...


and someplace else, discovered these command line options for it....

You can also use the command line to start the Shutdown Timer with specific arguments and settings.In PowerShell or CMD navigate to the folder where the executable is located.


Then type .\ShutdownTimerClassic.exe and add the arguments you want after this:


Argument Description

/SetTime <time> Sets the time for the countdown. Either type in the seconds, use HH:mm:ss or HH:mm.

/SetAction <action> Sets the power action which will be executed after the countdown reached zero.
Type in the exact name as seen in the UI (eg: Shutdown, Restart or Sleep. Do not use shutdown Reboot or SLEEP)

/SetMode <mode> Sets the control mode. Modes available:
Prefill: Prefills settings but let user manually change them too. Timer won't start automatically.
Lock: Overrides settings so the user can not change them. Timer won't start automatically.
Launch: Overrides settings and starts the timer.
ForcedLaunch: Overrides settings and starts the timer. Disables all UI controls and exit dialogs.

/Graceful Will use the graceful mode if available. This means that your computer will do a normal, interruptible, shutdown.

/AllowSleep Allows your computer to go to sleep while the countdown is active.

/Background Runs the countdown in the background.
This is not a silent mode, the user will still get notifications and can use the tray menu.

/NoSettings Uses temporary ephemeral settings and ignores the `settings.json` file.