Customize Windows 7 shutdown time

[kumar981]

Hi,

is there any registry hack that can allow me to shutdown windows after "x" mins whenever I click shutdown (or press shutdown button) my system?

 

[Brink]

Hello Kumar, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Yes, you can create a Shut Down shortcut using the tutorial below to have it shut down after how many minutes you specify.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61294-shut-down-computer-shortcut-create.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[kumar981]

Hello Kumar, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Yes, you can create a Shut Down shortcut using the tutorial below to have it shut down after how many minutes you specify.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61294-shut-down-computer-shortcut-create.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi Shawn,

Thanks. However, I am looking for something to change the default shutdown settings. Maybe a hack in the registry, so that whenever I shut down, the system by default will shutdown after x mins.

 

[Hellriser]

Will this strike your fancy?
http://sinvise.net/home/projects/software/shutdown-timer
http://sinvise.net/home/projects/software/shutdown-timerl

 

[kumar981]

Thanks. However, I am searching for something that can modify the behavior of the shutdown command itself. I know "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" is used to change the shutdown time for closing the applications. However, when the applications close, the systems shuts down immediately. I need something to delay the shutdown itself when I click on shutdown (or press the shutdown button on the system).

 

[Hellriser]

So from what I understand, when you hit the shutdown button the system should kill all the processes but delay the effective shutdown of the system?

 

[kumar981]

Yes... exactly.... so far I could only find the "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" in the registry.... I am searching for a value in the registry that will kill the processes and shutdown the system after the specified time....

 

[Hellriser]

I have no idea how to do that, but at least I'm glad I made the problem clear. A person with advanced knowledge on the inner works of the OS should address this problem.

 

[kumar981]

Thanks. I have been researching but so far haven't found any registry value that change the shutdown behavior.

 

[Brink]

Hello Kumar, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Yes, you can create a Shut Down shortcut using the tutorial below to have it shut down after how many minutes you specify.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61294-shut-down-computer-shortcut-create.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi Shawn,

Thanks. However, I am looking for something to change the default shutdown settings. Maybe a hack in the registry, so that whenever I shut down, the system by default will shutdown after x mins.

Well, it will not change the default shut down time if you use the default Windows 7 shut down options. However, using the shortcut above will allow you to have Windows 7 shutdown after X amount of minutes like you wanted though.