Windows 10: Windows 11 Task Scheduler Shutdown Task Just Puts My Desktop To Sleep

I have a task to shutdown my desktop at exactly 3 am. It has been working perfectly in Windows 10 but when I upgraded to Windows 11, it just puts my PC to sleep. I still have to manually press the power button for the PC to wake up and proceed with shutting down. It defeats the purpose of creating a task to automatically run at a given time.

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task schedule and windows update

Hi,

The Task Scheduler allows you to set boot-up and shutdown times in your computer. Scheduled tasks can run commands like shutdown, sleep or hibernate. See Examples below:

Shut Down: shutdown.exe -s -t 00

Hibernate: rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState

Sleep: rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0

If your computer is sleeping and not fully shutdown - you can create scheduled tasks to wake your PC form sleep.

Here are some links may help you learn more about how to use the Task Scheduler:

Using the Task Scheduler.

Task Scheduler.

If you have more questions on how to use the Task Scheduler, I suggest that you post you query to

TechNet.

Thanks.

 

Window's Task Scheduler Not Running

Hi,

To assist you better, kindly provide us more details by answering the following questions:

• Have you tried recreating the task? If so, are you getting the same issue?
• Have you tried creating a new task?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you ensure that the Task Scheduler is running. You can verify if the service is running by following these steps:

• Press Windows key + R on your keyboard.
• Type services.msc and hit Enter.
• Under Services (Local), make sure that the Task Scheduler service's status is
  Started or Enabled.

Should you need further assistance, feel free to get back to us.

 

Schedule a shutdown task in Windows 10

Hi Bill,

To set up shutdown schedule using a Task Scheduler you may follow the below steps and check if it helps:

1. Start
Task Scheduler. You can start it by going to the Start Menu typing
Schedule in the Search bar and choosing
Schedule tasks.

2. When Task Scheduler opens click the
Create Basic Task.

3. Enter the
Name for your Task, for example
Shutdown.

4. Now choose
When do you want the task to start. In our case we’ll choose One time.

5. Now enter the
Time and date when the task will be executed.

6. Next choose
Start a program.

7. Click the
Browse button and go to C:\Windows\System32 and select a file called
Shutdown. Then click Open.

8. Now just in
Add arguments field add -s, and then click
Next.

9. Now you should see the task information. You can check it one last time, and if you’re pleased with your settings click
Finish to schedule a shutdown.

Please get back to us with an update on this issue, we will be happy to help.

Thank you