How to cancel the Shutdown command quickly

The shutdown command will make it a bit difficult if you are not working in time to back up or download unfinished file with a large size.

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Here's how to cancel the Shutdown command quickly. Please read along.

1. Cancel the shutdown command with the Run command

To cancel the Shutdown command quickly, press the Windows + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run dialog box. Next, you enter the command:

shutdown -a

Then click OK to finish.

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2. Create a button to cancel Shutdown quickly on Desktop

Step 1: Right-click on the desktop and select New (1) => Text Document (2) .

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You can then change the name to whatever you want but there must be a .bat extension as shown below.

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Step 2: Right-click on the file you just created (1) => select Edit (2) .

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Step 3: Enter the following command:

shutdown -a

Then you save the file with the key combination Ctrl + S .

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Step 4: To quickly power off, you just need to click on the file and you're done. If there is a message as shown below, we have automatically canceled the power off.

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Besides canceling the power off, we can also turn off the power automatically with the CMD command. 

With the Shutdown canceling procedure, we can manage the automatic shutdown of your computer without interrupting your work. Good luck!