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    Computer Timer

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Emerican_Idiot, Mar 2, 2008.

  1. Emerican_Idiot

    Emerican_Idiot Notebook Consultant

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    Does anyone know a free program for a computer timer like a timer for a TV, so I can set it to turn off in a specific like in one hour ect ect.
     
    Emerican_Idiot, Mar 2, 2008
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  2. Doobi

    Doobi ToughBook DeityInTraining

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    Uhm, ya. Windows will do that for you. Go to the display properties > Screen Saver and hit the Power button in the lower right. From there, you can set it to shut off the monitor/HD; go into standby or even hibernate. This should do what you want and it's free.
     
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  3. Emerican_Idiot

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    Well that only gets it to go in standby, I want it to shut down.
     
    Emerican_Idiot, Mar 2, 2008
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    shutdown.exe -s -f -t 3600

    Or something like PowerOff if you want/need a GUI and can use third party software.
     
    Nebelwand, Mar 2, 2008
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    Keep in mind that while sleep is a standby mode, hibernate cuts off power to the computer completely.

    Hibernate saves the computer's state to the hard drive, so that next time you turn on the computer, it loads the state and picks up where you left off, instead of booting from scratch. You can also make Windows require a password when resuming from hibernate or sleep, although that may be the default... I forget.
     
    swarmer, Mar 3, 2008
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    FusiveResonance, Mar 3, 2008
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