Run .BAT file prior to Shut Down?

G'day,

I'm trying to find out if it is possible to use Task Scheduler to run a .BAT file (for backing up data) and then shut the PC down as soon as I click the Start Orb > Shut Down button.

Essentially, I want to use the Shut Down button as a trigger to invoke the .BAT file, and then for the PC to shut down once the .BAT file has completed.

I've searched a few tutorials, and looked at the Task Scheduler help, but I can't find out how to do this. Can anyone offer any suggestions?

Regards,
Golden

Hello Golden,

It may be easier to create a BAT file to do the backup and shut down the computer after X amount of time when it's ran instead. This way you could create a shortcut of the BAT file, and pin it to say the taskbar to make it easy to use.

Hope this helps some,
Shawn

Yup - use a computer shutdown script. Given your specs say you're using Win7 Ultimate, you should be able to do this in gpedit under Computer Config > Windows Settings > Scripts.

Guys,

Apologies for not replying sooner ... I've been playing with Linux for a bit.

Unfortunately, I forgot to mention that this is for a system running Home Premium, so I can't use the GPEDIT route and will have to go the shutdown route in the .BAT as suggested by Brink. Just one more question:

If I implement the following:

Code:

xcopy E:\Data\*.xlsx Z:\Backups\*.xlsx
shutdown /s

Will shutdown only be executed once the xcopy has been completed entirely? I'm inclined to think so, since its a batch file, and commands are executed sequentially. Or, is it safer to run:

Code:

xcopy E:\Data\*.xlsx Z:\Backups\*.xlsx
shutdown /t:60

Thanks,
Golden

if you use something like autoit you can use a runwait and youll get be able to use yout first code and even have the code copy the files you need with no worry about timing,

your first bat will work and execute after it copy's

Thanks, I've tested both options for shutdown, and both work as expected.

Regards,
Golden