Sleep timer

How to be if you do not like the idea that your work computer all weekend will be useless to drive hot air around the office, but leaving the workplace on Friday, you can not turn it off, since he is currently doing some important calculations?

In which case can the shutdown timer be necessary for a normal user? This can be either rendering or converting a long movie and burning a DVD-R disc at a single speed, and defragmenting a terabyte hard drive. Anyway, you almost imagine that this work will be finished in any case until the morning, and all you need in order to disconnect the PC after the task is completed is the computer shutdown timer.

And if in the case of, for example, the program "Nero" you have right in the interface will be able to finish work after the end of the recording, then in the video rendering or defragmentation programs (especially free), such options are not always met.

Few people know that in Windows XP and Windows 7 there is a built-in program, a computer shutdown timer , which is quite simple and convenient to use.

To activate this timer, go to "Start> Run" and in the window enter the command:

Shutdown -i

In the "Remote shutdown dialog" that opens, you can set the name of the computer and set the duration of the disconnect warning, during which it will be displayed before disconnecting. But since the field can not enter a value of more than 999 seconds, which is approximately 2.7 hours, therefore, in those cases when you need to set the time to 4 or 5 hours, this option is not suitable. But the shutdown program provides for such options. In order to order an accurate shutdown time, for example, you need to turn off the computer at 12 noon, go to "Start> Run" and type the following command:

At 00:00 cmd / c shutdown -t 10

This line tells the system that the computer's shutdown timer is set to 24:00. At this time, a warning will appear on your computer screen for 10 seconds, and then it will be turned off.

As you can see, there is nothing complicated in shutting down the computer by standard means of the system. The only thing that the inexperienced user may not like is the lack of a clear interface, and then we receive help from timers from various programmers and companies, which are created quite a lot at the moment.

On request in Google "gadget timer shutdown computer" you will receive a large number of invitations to the site of the creators of utilities for paused shutdown or restart the computer. Let's see what programs on this list deserve our attention.

GreenShield - PC Auto Shutdown, a simple program that, in addition to the ability to turn off the computer on a timer, can automatically complete the work on a schedule. This can be useful, in case you forgot to cut down your PC and left for the sea.

Shutdown Monster - can do everything the same as the previous software, but in addition it also supports files with schedules, in which you can specify any sequence of trips for all occasions and for all days of the week or month.

FD Desktop Clock - these hours for the desktop can not only turn off the computer, but will tell you the time anywhere in the world. The program has built-in support for most languages, animation and effects, as well as the ability to create their own unique watches.

PowrClik Suite - this computer shutdown timer is able to put the computer in standby mode and restart the computer in addition to the standard shutdown. And he is able to block the PC, run documents and play music on the timer in the manner of the alarm clock.

This is not a complete list of gadgets with the option to turn off the timer, so for fans of digging into the network there is a large field for searches and experiments. I'm sure, having spent a little time, you will find exactly the timer that you need.