Shutdown command - Schedule the shutdown of Windows 10 with the Shutdown command

You are downloading or automatically processing something on your computer but you do not wait until it is finished to turn off the computer. So you want to find a way to schedule a computer to shut down using the shutdown command. So, please refer to the following article to know how to schedule Windows 10 shutdown with the Shutdown command.

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Here are ways to help you schedule Windows 10 shutdown with the Shutdown command, invite you to track.

Method 1: Use the Commant Prompt

Step 1: Open the Commant Prompt window.

You type cmd in the search box and then select Commant Prompt in the search results box to open Commant Prompt.

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Step 2: Enter the Shutdown command .

On the Command Prompt window, enter shutdown –s –t 180

In the shutdown –s –t 180 command, there is:

1. Shutdown is the command to turn off the computer.
2.  -s stands for shutdown.
3. -t stands for time.
4. 180 is the time you want to turn off the computer, the time is in seconds (180 corresponds to 3 minutes), this parameter you can change according to your needs.

After entering the command you press Enter to execute the command.

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So after you press Enter , you will receive the message You're about to be signed out of the system on the time of shutdown.

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If you want to cancel the shutdown command, open the Commant Prompt window and enter the shutdown -a command and press Enter .

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Method 2: Use the Run dialog box

This way you just need to open the Run dialog box by pressing Windows + R , then type shutdown –s –t 2400 and select OK or press Enter to schedule the shutdown after 40 minutes.

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To cancel the shutdown timer enter the shutdown -a command in the Run dialog box and click OK, you can cancel the shutdown command.

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Method 3: Use the Search box to search

Type shutdown –s –t 3600 into the Search box and press Enter to schedule a shutdown after 60 minutes.

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To cancel the shutdown timer, type shutdown -a in the Search box and press Enter .

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Above are some ways to help you can schedule Windows 10 shutdown using shutdown command. So from now on you can easily schedule a computer shutdown with the simple way that the article has shared. Good luck!