Task Scheduler : New Tutorial

[Bare Foot Kid]

Have a look and let me know what you think.


Task Scheduler : Shut Down the PC - Create Task

 

[pebbly]

Good tut again BFK , one question , can you make it postpone the shutdown if its ever needed ?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Good tut again BFK , one question , can you make it postpone the shutdown if its ever needed ?

Hello Kathryn, thanks!


I'm not sure if you can once the shutdown has started but you can have a look at the "Conditions" tab to add some parameters, that may be a help.

 

[derekimo]

Good job Ted, Nice walk through.

I like this little tidbit too, on the expire date.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Good job Ted, Nice walk through.

I like this little tidbit too, on the expire date.

I was hoping someone would enjoy that one. :roflmao:

 

[pebbly]

Good tut again BFK , one question , can you make it postpone the shutdown if its ever needed ?

Hello Kathryn, thanks!


I'm not sure if you can once the shutdown has started but you can have a look at the "Conditions" tab to add some parameters, that may be a help.

I think you can set it to "stop if the computer ceases to be idle" in conditions thank you BFK

 

[derekimo]

Good job Ted, Nice walk through.

I like this little tidbit too, on the expire date.

I was hoping someone would enjoy that one. :roflmao:

Subtle, but well placed. :roflmao:

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Good tut again BFK , one question , can you make it postpone the shutdown if its ever needed ?

Hello Kathryn, thanks!


I'm not sure if you can once the shutdown has started but you can have a look at the "Conditions" tab to add some parameters, that may be a help.

I think you can set it to "stop if the computer ceases to be idle" in conditions thank you BFK

I know you can but it's too much to go into in the tutorial because there would be so many different situations to cover; I'm pleased you find it useful.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Good job Ted, Nice walk through.

I like this little tidbit too, on the expire date.

I was hoping someone would enjoy that one. :roflmao:

Subtle, but well placed. :roflmao:

I enjoyed it!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I just added this to the tutorial, it'll make it easier to use.

   Note

Be sure to have a look at the "Conditions" tab if you need to add any parameters that must be met before the task is able to run.

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[Bare Foot Kid]

Here are some of the other switches that can be used along with the /s /f if you want to play.

Usage: shutdown [/i | /l | /s | /r | /g | /a | /p | /h | /e] [/f]
    [/m [URL="file://computer]"]\\computer][/URL][/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 [URL="file://computer/"]\\computer[/URL] 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)

 

[A Guy]

Very nice tute Ted, good job

A Guy

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Thanks Bill!