Schedule system shutdown with Shutdown After

June 3, 2009 0 comments

Some programs, including download managers and anti-virus software, have an option to shut down your system when they’ve completed their tasks. But there could be several situations where you would want your computer to shutdown at a later time when you are not around. ShutDown After is a tool that is designed just for situations [...]

How to shutdown Windows almost instantly

June 23, 2008 4 comments

How often have you been frustrated by the ‘speed’ with which Windows shuts down. It seems to take ages, especially when you are in a hurry. If you normally shut down Windows from the ‘Turn Off Computer‘ on the Start menu, then here is an alternative that works almost like magic.

How to add a Windows Shutdown shortcut on your Desktop

June 7, 2008 1 comment

Here is a simple trick to shutdown Windows quickly from a shortcut on your desktop rather than going through the Start menu. Right-Click on the desktop and click ‘New‘ and then click on ‘Shortcut‘. When prompted to fill in ‘Type the location of the item‘, enter ‘shutdown -s -t 00‘ . Click Next and enter [...]

Troubleshooting the ‘End Program’ shutdown problem

May 8, 2007 2 comments

Sometimes, when you want to shut down or restart Windows XP, you may see a dialog similar to the one shown in the picture. Even worse, this may happen persistently, thus preventing you from shutting down correctly. The source of this problem lies in the fact that when Windows XP shuts down, each running process [...]

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