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Automatic Shutdown via Command Prompt in Windows 7
by: Revengsky Joseph D. Reyes -a.k.a rjdreyes

To execute the automatic shutdown via command prompt, click Windows Logo – then on search type cmd then on the command prompt type: shutdown

On Windows 7 command prompt, you will see its usage.

Usage: shutdown [/i | /l | /s | /r | /g | /a | /p | /h | /e] [/f]
[/m \\computer][/t xxx][/d [p|u:]xx:yy [/c “comment”]]

No args     Display help. This is the same as typing /?.
/?                    Display help. This is the same as not typing any options.
/i                    Display the graphical user interface (GUI). This must be the first option.
/l                    Log off. This cannot be used with /m or /d options.
/s                    Shutdown the computer.
/r                    Shutdown and restart the computer.
/g                    Shutdown and restart the computer. After the system is rebooted, restart any registered applications.
/a                    Abort a system shutdown. This can only be used during the time-out period.
/p                    Turn off the local computer with no time-out or warning. Can be used with /d and /f options.
/h                   Hibernate the local computer. Can be used with the /f option.
/e                   Document the reason for an unexpected shutdown of a computer.
/m \\computer Specify the target computer.
/t xxx   Set the time-out period before shutdown to xxx seconds.
The valid range is 0-315360000 (10 years), with a default of 30.
If the timeout period is greater than 0, the /f parameter is implied.

/c “comment” Comment on the reason for the restart or shutdown. Maximum of 512 characters allowed.
/f         Force running applications to close without forewarning users.
The /f parameter is implied when a value greater than 0 is specified for the /t parameter.

/d [p|u:]xx:yy  Provide the reason for the restart or shutdown.
p indicates that the restart or shutdown is planned.
u indicates that the reason is user defined.

If neither p nor u is specified the restart or shutdown is unplanned.
xx is the major reason number (positive integer less than 256).
yy is the minor reason number (positive integer less than 65536).

Reasons on this computer:
(E = Expected U = Unexpected P = planned, C = customer defined)

Type    Major   Minor   Title
U          0       0       Other (Unplanned)
E           0       0       Other (Unplanned)
E P       0       0       Other (Planned)
U          0       5       Other Failure: System Unresponsive
E           1       1       Hardware: Maintenance (Unplanned)
E P       1       1       Hardware: Maintenance (Planned)
E           1       2       Hardware: Installation (Unplanned)
E P     1       2       Hardware: Installation (Planned)
E           2       2       Operating System: Recovery (Planned)
E P     2       2       Operating System: Recovery (Planned)
P           2       3       Operating System: Upgrade (Planned)
E           2       4       Operating System: Reconfiguration (Unplanned)
E P     2       4       Operating System: Reconfiguration (Planned)
P           2       16      Operating System: Service pack (Planned)
2       17      Operating System: Hot fix (Unplanned)
P           2       17      Operating System: Hot fix (Planned)
2       18      Operating System: Security fix (Unplanned)
P           2       18      Operating System: Security fix (Planned)
E           4       1       Application: Maintenance (Unplanned)
E P     4       1       Application: Maintenance (Planned)
E P     4       2       Application: Installation (Planned)
E           4       5       Application: Unresponsive
E           4       6       Application: Unstable
U          5       15      System Failure: Stop error
U          5       19      Security issue
E           5       19      Security issue
E P       5       19      Security issue
E           5       20      Loss of network connectivity (Unplanned)
U          6       11      Power Failure: Cord Unplugged
U          6       12      Power Failure: Environment
P           7       0       Legacy API shutdown

For  an example (when you used it on command prompt):
shutdown /s /f /t 120 /c “auto shutdown at 2mins”

(Note:  -t (time) were 3600 is equals to 1 hour, 60 seconds equals to 1 minute)

This is the example result of the usage:

Try to explore its usages, then comment here if you found one interesting to share.

That’s all! I hope this guide and tips helps you out! Cheers! 😀

(Note: Microsoft(Windows 7 OS) Logo/Images/Pictures has a respective copyright. I used it for demonstration purpose only.)

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