I want to Schedule Shutdowns on client machines?

Question

is their a DOS script that i can save in notepad as a .bat that will shut down machines using windows schedule tasks. or is their any other simple solutions?

Answer 1

Auto PowerOn & ShutDown v 2.00 by lifsoft,inc
http://www.lifsoft.com



Auto Power-on Shut-down can make your computer resume from power-off state,control your computer's shutdown and startup automatically.
An easy to use application that will allows you to control your computer resume from
power-off state and wake your computer from sleep mode. Resume from power-off state- Auto
Power-on & Shut-down allows you to control your computer auto start up and work in appointed
time. It can wake your computer at specified date/time, even if the system has been closed.
Wake up from sleep mode- Auto Power-on & Shut-down allows you to wake up your computer from
sleep mode (s3 standby) at specified time. Task Schedule - Auto Power-on & Shut-down allows
you to open files, play sounds , run programs, close programs , open website, show message,
standby/hibernate, shutdown/reboot, etc. at any designated time. Auto Shutdown - There is a
feature of Auto Power-on & Shut-down that you may find useful. It will allows your computer
auto shutdown at specified time.

Features:
- Auto Power-on & Shut-down is able to allow users to do this all of the following:

- Control your computer resume from power-off state.
- Wake up your computer from sleep mode (standby).
- Run programs, close programs, open files and open URL at any specified time.
- Play mp3, wma , wav and flash at any specified time.
- Logs on system automatically (win2000/nt/xp).
- Shutdown or reboot , make computer enter sleep mode (standby/hibernate) at any time.
- Synchronize your PC's time to atomic clock servers.

Answer 2

In windows XP there is a built in command.

run tsshutdn /powerdown from a command propmt

/? switch gives you help

Answer 3

Sounds like someone wants to play a joke on someone else.