Time Your computer shutdown

Here is how you can  shutdown your computer in specified time.

1.Through Command

Go to run in start menu and input this command
    shutdown -s -t 1800
this will shutdown your computer after half an hour. you can replace the 1800 to any time limit you want the computer to shutdown .

Note:Time should always be expressed in seconds.

2.Through Shortcut
open  notepad and type
shutdown -s -t 1800
now save this file as *.bat
Just double clicking this file will time your computer shutdown.
On the desktop right click and create a new shortcut in the location type address of your file.

3.Force Shutdown:

Operator -f  will force a shutdown on system. suppose you want the computer to shutdown as quickly as possible you can give command
shutdown -s -f -t 00

4.Stopping The Shutdown:
Any time when you want to stop the shutdown  use a -a operator(standing for abort)
the command is
shutdown -a 

SOME OTHER OPTIONS:
shutdown –l (log off)
shutdown -r (restarting)
shutdown -r -t 1800 (timer for restarting in 1 hour)
shutdown -r -f -t 00 (quick restart)

Posted in: Others, Window XP