How to set shut down time out

[FDM]

When is the setting in Win7 that controls the time period after which the PC shuts down.

TIA Mary

 

[pbcopter]

See if this tutorial will help.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/778-power-plan-settings-change.html

 

[FDM]

Is there a power plan that controls shutdown and power off?

Thanks for the power plan tutorial citation pbcopter. Perhaps I need to more fully understand the sleep feature. I have selected the Dell option under the power plan which is supposed to balance performance with energy consumption ( I selected display off in 15 min and sleep in 45 mins) During the sleep mode the pc power button turns from white to yellow. I have been able to restore my Dell pc from sleep by tapping the Dell keyboard key that looks like a quarter moon.This has been working properly until now.

Lately the pc powers off completely and I have to reboot the computer to start windows. This has me confused because I have not messed with the power plan or made any intentional changes.

Can someone offer any insights?

Mary

 

[AddRAM]

You are most likely referring to hibernation, if you notice it should say resuming windows, even though you are still pushing the power button. It`s not the same as a true bootup of your computer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernation_(computing)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/sleep-and-hibernation-frequently-asked-questions


Personally I only use sleep. With this case I actually do have to push the power button (it blinks) to resume it from sleeping, which I like

I use the balanced plan and have the monitor set to go off at 10 and sleep at 30.

 

[ZeldaYoshi]

It does not seem like there is.