Shutdown Utilities

Timed Shutdown can be used to automatically shutdown your computer. It supports shutdown,reboot and logoff at a user-specified time, after a countdown elapsed, when the CPU usage reaches a certain level or when your internet connection is disconnected. The program sits in the system tray when running so it can be easily aborted and optionally display a warning message before taking action. Timed Shutdown can also be run from the command line. Easy to use.

Poweroff is a small program to schedule a shutdown, reboot, logoff, poweroff, Standby, Hibernate or Lock/Wake-On-LAN on the local machine or a remote machine on the LAN. It also supports command line options that allows power-off to be used in batch scripts. The program comes with a built-in scheduler and allows you to run another application before performing the action. In addition, you send warning messages to any use that is logged on, wait for a process to finish, remote control the program and more. PowerOff can optionally run in the system tray.

Shutter is a shutdown utility that can automatically perform various shutdown operations including reboot, log off, hibernate etc. and also turn off your monitor or trigger an alarm. In addition, the program can also play a custom sound and/or run a program of your choice, in addition to a simple shutdown message. These actions can be triggered by a number of events, such as a countdown, user inactivity, low CPU usage, low battery, and more, or on a specific time of day, as well remotely via a web interface. Shutter can only be used to run a single task at a time, you cannot create multiple event/action scenarios.

AMP WinOFF is a utility to automate the shutdown of Windows. It supports shutdown, restart, hibernate, lock workstation, and can also be scheduled to perform the action at a regular time or when the CPU becomes idle. In addition, it can hang up the modem, capture the desktop and/or execute a program before the shutdown. AMP WinOFF also supports command line options for further automation by advanced users.

SDS (Shutdown Scheduler) allows you to automatically reboot, shutdown or hibernate your computer in standby mode. You can trigger the computer shutdown, or application close action at a given time, after a countdown elapses, when the computer is idle, or when specific conditions are met. The program ca also save a desktop capture before shutting down, terminate modem connections, close applications and more.

DShutdown is a small standalone program that can be used to perform shutdown operations on one or more network machines, including reboot, shutdown, log-off and more. The program works as a server/client package and requires to run the include RDShutdown.exe on the remote machine(s). If you have a valid admin login for the machine(s), you can also use the serverless mode which does not require any remote client to run. The program supports scheduled shutdowns, Wake on LAN, inactivity monitoring (local), shutdown cancel if a user is logged on, as well as other options. DShutdown offers is surprisingly well featured, especially for such a small program, however the documentation is in machine-translated English and difficult to read. If you feel confident with server/client applications, give it a a try.

PC Sleep is a simple timer that can shut down or reboot (hibernate, standby, logoff) your computer at a specific time of the day or in X minutes/hours. The program is very easy to use and suited for occasional use, as it does not provide any recurring scheduling options or other advanced features. One minute before the scheduled action, a reminder will alert you from the system tray and allow you to cancel the shutdown if needed.

EMCO noPing Inspector is a small tool that will automatically shut down/reboot/hibernate or log off your local machine when it has lost network or Internet connectivity. The program pings a user specified IP address and performs the selected action if it cannot successfully ping the remote host (3 times). EMCO noPing Inspector can run in the system tray and keep a detailed log file.

NTPower enables an administrator to remotly sutdown or restart a workstation. It automatically detects all connected workstations and allows you to include a message and optional timeout. Alternatively, you can load a list of machines from a list or add them manually. NTPower allows you to choose between reboot or shutdown and optionally force applications to close in the process.

Quick ShutDown is a shutdown utility, that runs in the system tray and lets you shut down or reboot your computer. Additional options include hibernate, lock, standby, logoff and media eject. Quick ShutDown optionally terminates programs that are not responding and also supports keyboard shortcuts and command line parameters to perform the actions.

LanShutDown allows you to reboot, hibernate or shutdown selected computers on the network. It can automatically detect machines from the Network Neighborhood, and can save a list of machines to be reloaded later.

Goodnight Timer is a simple shutdown timer that can shut down your PC after a user defined period of X minutes. In addition, the program can gradually reduce the system volume X minutes before the countdown ends, a feature that is designed for people who like to listen to music or audiobooks in bed. A system tray message will keep you informed of the countdown status, and also allows you to abort the shutdown if needed.

Restart is a system utility for advanced users with more than one operating system installed on their machine. The program installs an icon in the notification area, and with a single click the computer will shutdown and restart with the selected operating system.

PowerClick is a very simple utility, that provides access to shutdown, restart, standby, hibernate, log off and station lock commands from the system tray. Useful if you prefer to access these options from the tray, instead of the Start Menu.

LastChance allows you to run programs when your computer is shutting down. Once the user chooses Shutdown from the Start menu, LastChance will intercept the shutdown request and optionally run the configured programs (for example backups, cleanups etc), waiting for them to finish before continuing the shutdown procedure. In addition, you can also schedule a shutdown and also run programs on resource availability.

Brutus is a small tool that lets you log off, lock, restart, or shut down your computer with a single click. It adds 4 new icons to the Quick Launch bar (next to your Start button) that allow you to perform either operation by simply clicking on them. You can configure the shutdown options to close Windows normally, force a shutdown and to terminate hung applications.

Guardx is a computer lock-up tool that prompts for a password as soon as it is launched. If the password is not entered within 20 seconds, it will shutdown the computer. The program is most useful when launched from the commandline or scheduled with Windows task Scheduler (e.g to schedule shutdowns that can be bypassed with a password). It installs to load at Windows startup, but only offers poor protection, since it can be easily bypassed by using CTRL+ALT+DEL before the screen loads (despite the author s claim that it cannot be done). Once the login screen is loaded though, any attempt to terminate the program without the proper password will result in a PC shutdown. Poor as a serious access control, but OK if used in combination with schedulers or via commandline.

ServersCheck Remote Booting enables you to reboot a server or PC remotely from any web browser, using a password protected interface. It runs as a service on the host machine and performs a forced reboot, even if applications are hanging or not responding. In addition to rebooting the machine, you can also start/stop or restart any currently running service. ServersCheck Remote Booting can restrict access to the web interface by password and also based on IP addresses.