Windows 10: How do I auto shutdown my PC after a program/task is done/finish job/idle with Task Scheduler?

Hi, so I am having some quite open source program that is very simple UI mainly for 1 or 2 tasks, like pyTranscriber. These programs usually don't have a "what to do when done" kind of option where you can shutdown, sleep, or hibernate your PC. Is there a chance that I can somehow be able to set this by using Task Scheduler?Thank you

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task schedule

How to set Task Scheduler automatic shutdown at a specific time - Microsoft Community :

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/how-to-set-task-scheduler-automatic-shutdown-at-a/20efdebb-387b-402c-b517-f89abdbd2635

Set Up Your PC to Shut Down Automatically at Night When Idle :
http://lifehacker.com/5656050/set-up-your-pc-to-shut-down-automatically-at-night-when-idle

The steps apply to Windows 10 as well.

 

Task Scheduler - On Idle

Bish,

Well, I think you have done everything correctly and these guides also agree with you
Understandingthe Task Scheduler Interface – Erwin
TS- Task Idle Conditions MSDN

In a ServerFault thread, a user reported the same fault as you and confirmed the behaviour on several other computers. I’d say it’s a Windows bug and you could report it using the Feedback App.
TaskScheduler - Task Idle Conditions - ServerFault

Task scheduler is very old, like Event viewer & Disk management, and MS might have a quiet ban on any tinkering with it. They might quietly regard it as deprecated and are thinking about a complete reimplementation at some unspecififed time in the future.

In the meantime, I suggest that you insert a waiting period in your script to cope with the problem. Since you are running a batch file, the command TimeOut will do the job -
Response to timeout /?
Code:

see also TimeOut - SS64

Denis

 

Auto Shutdown using the Windows 10 Task Scheduler not shown in the Task Scheduler Library

1. I ran the Task Scheduler Viewer. Nothing in the task viewers list appeared to be related to a scheduled shutdown. As a precaution I also looked for anything task scheduled for midnight and found nothing scheduled
at or near midnight.

2. At this time I'm theorizing that the problem might be the result of one of the third party applications. Looking at the list of programs installed, only one candidate is known to have the ability to initiate a shutdown.
Macro Express 3 can do that and maybe interfere with the task scheduler. ME is a program I have had and used for a couple of decades dating back to the XP days and possibly Win 95. The original ME is gone and replaced with newer versions. Currently Vers 3.
I have never created and used a macro for performing windows system functions. I had use it for password storage, and now just text and spreadsheet editing. As a precaution I checked and found no sign of any macro in the program initiates a shut down or any
other scheduled/timed function. It has been a largely trouble free app. As a kind of last resort I have removed ME3 from the computer. I'm skeptical that it is involved in the problem. I'll find out tonight at midnight if computer still shuts down.