Windows 10: PC Shutdown script does not work

Hi,
I was used to run a script "at 20:30 shutdown -s" in Run.exe to shutdown my laptop at specific time in Windows 7, but in W10, it does not work.

I tried to run this script in cmd.exe as administrator, but it does not work eather, because in W10 is not possible to give AT order.

Is there any solution?

Thank you for your time,

E.

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Task Scheduler - Shutdown and stay off during certain hours

I understand how to use Task Scheduler in Windows 10 to shutdown the PC at a certain time. I would like to keep the PC off during certain hours (overnight) - to 'encourage' my son to sleep. It seems like Task Scheduler will only shutdown the PC at, say
11:00pm, but can't repeat the shutdown if the PC is simply turned on again at 11:05pm.

Is there a way (script?) to have the PC continually check the real time clock and force a shutdown anytime the OS recognizes that time is within a certain
range?

I'm pretty rusty at script coding, so examples would be helpful and greatly appreciated!

 

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Nope.... doesn't really work that way as I have later discovered, because the shutdown process actually prevent anything else from getting started.

I then found this solution --> Group Policy Shutdown Script. Start you "Local Group Policy Editor" window then add your .ps1 under "Computer Configuration", "Windows Settings", "Script (Startup/Shutdown)", and you gussed it... "Shutdown". Just add your
.ps1 under the Powershell Scripts tab. Tried and it works.

 

Hi, I certainly have at.exe in c:\windows\system32, and in a cmd prompt, at /? works.
Can you confirm that is true for you?

 

Thanks Cliff S- I missed the 'deprecated' line- scrolled off the top of the prompt box. (The 'invalid command' relates to using /help rather than /?)

 

No problem, I thought the invalid was because I used lower case(too lazy to hold an extra key down*Smile). at instead of AT.

 

Thank you so much for reactions!



I get this after giving order at /

- "The Schedule service must be running to use AT command" - I thought this service runs automatically, isn't it? How do I turn it on to run command "at XX:XX shutdown -s"?

So confused of WIN10

*doesn't matter about lower/upper case

 

Instead of "AT" you need to run "schtasks" or scheduled tasks

 

Hi, you might find it significantly easier to use a freeware utility: e.g.
TimeComX Basic - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com
or
Wise Auto shutdownhttp://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/wise_auto_shutdown.html
(specified to Win 10 by Softpedia)

- best check to make sure these work in Win 10 (I've used them to schedule hibernation, but not yet in Win 10, I think)