Simple Windows 10 computer shutdown timer without installing software

There are many ways to schedule a shutdown on Windows 10. But in this article, Hanoicomputer (new name TipsMake) will guide you through the simplest way to schedule a shutdown on Windows 10. 

Schedule shutdown of Windows 10 computer using Run command

Step 1: Open the Run program by going to Start Menu > Run or pressing the Windows + R key combination.

Step 2: Enter 'shutdown –s –t [number of seconds]' and select OK. The number of seconds is the countdown time until the Win 10 computer automatically shuts down. For example, if you enter 'shutdown -s -t 600', the computer will shut down after 600 seconds (10 minutes).

Some computer shutdown timer commands have pre-set times, you can use them right away:

1. shutdown after 3 minutes: shutdown -s -t 180
2. shutdown after 5 minutes: shutdown -s -t 300
3. shutdown after 10 minutes: shutdown -s -t 600
4. shutdown after 15 minutes: shutdown -s -t 900
5. shutdown after 30 minutes: shutdown -s -t 1800
6. shutdown after 1 hour: shutdown -s -t 3600
7. shutdown after 2 hours: shutdown -s -t 7200
8. shutdown after 3 hours: shutdown -s -t 10800
9. shutdown after 4 hours: shutdown -s -t 14400
10. shutdown after 5 hours: shutdown -s -t 18000

If you do it correctly, you will see a message like this appear on the screen. Click Close and the countdown will start. At the exact time you choose, the Win 10 computer will automatically shut down.

Schedule Windows 10 shutdown using Command Prompt

Similar to the above method of scheduling a shutdown of a Win 10 computer, but instead of using the Run command, you can use Command Promt.

Step 1: Open Command Prompt by opening the Start Menu and searching for Command Promt.

Step 2: Type 'shutdown –s –t [number of seconds]' and press Enter. The number of seconds will be the countdown time until the Win 10 computer automatically shuts down.

How to schedule shutdown of Win 10 computer using Windows PowerShell

Step 1 : Open Windows PowerShell by searching for it in the Start Menu. To make it faster, open the Start Menu and type 'Windows PowerShell' and click on the program icon to open it.

Step 2 : Enter 'shutdown –s –t [number of seconds]' and press Enter. As above, the countdown time will be calculated in seconds, when the number of seconds you entered is up, the Win 10 computer will automatically shut down.

Above, Hanoicomputer has guided you through the simplest way to set a timer to turn off your Windows 10 computer without having to install software. All methods are very easy to do, right? With just 2 steps, you can set a timer to turn off your computer. Hopefully this information will be useful to you. 

>>> See more: How to turn off your computer with the keyboard as fast as lightning

Samuel Daniel

Update 16 January 2025