If you want to redistribute my executable with your own app/script you are free to do so. This command will launch launch Shutdown Timer in hibernation mode with 1 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds and start the countdown. \ShutdownTimerClassic.exe /SetTime 01:00 /SetAction Hibernate /SetMode Launch NoSettings Uses temporary ephemeral settings and ignores the `settings.json` file.Įxample. This is not a silent mode, the user will still get notifications and can use the tray menu. Background Runs the countdown in the background. AllowSleep Allows your computer to go to sleep while the countdown is active. Only use this if you know what you are doing. Your shutdown might fail when apps resist the close event. This means that your computer will do a normal, interruptible, shutdown. Graceful Will use the graceful mode if available. Disables all UI controls and exit dialogs. Launch: Overrides settings and starts the timer.įorcedLaunch: Overrides settings and starts the timer. Lock: Overrides settings so the user can not change them. Prefill: Prefills settings but let user manually change them too. Type in the exact name as seen in the UI (eg: Shutdown, Restart or Sleep. SetAction Sets the power action which will be executed after the countdown reached zero. Either type in the seconds, use HH:mm:ss or HH:mm. SetTime Sets the time for the countdown. \ShutdownTimerClassic.exe and add the arguments you want after this: In PowerShell or CMD navigate to the folder where the executable is located. You can also use the command line to start the Shutdown Timer with specific arguments and settings. The same menu can also be accessed by right clicking in the countdown window. You can stop, restart and view the timer from it and also switch the UI mode to hide or show the countdown window. Just right click the icon to bring it up (you may need to click on the little arrow on the right of your Taskbar to find the Shutdown Timer icon). Shutdown Timer also includes a tray menu to control the application from you Taskbar tray. The countdown window has 4 different background colors to visualize the time left and one animation to draw your attention when the time is about to run out, in case you forget about the shutdown timer. It can also be brought back from the background by using the tray menu (described below). If the countdown is already running you can just right click anywhere in the countdown window to bring up a menu with the option to minimize the countdown to the background.
The countdown can also be hidden by selecting the "Run in background" checkbox under the dropdown menu. The graceful mode applies to all power actions which force close apps and is not exclusive to a shutdown.īy default, the countdown window will be always on top of every other window so you don't forget that you have an active shutdown timer. Thus you should be careful to use this mode as it might result in a failed shutdown. This means that all applications will have enough time to exit and nothing is forced to exit (which also means that applications can interrupt the shutdown). If you are certain that all applications will exit properly and will not require any human interaction (like a word processor which would open a save dialog when being told to exit), you can choose a graceful shutdown which will just execute a regular shutdown as if you were to manually shutdown Windows yourself. You can combat this by selecting a longer timespan to ensure the running applications has enough headroom to complete its operation or by choosing the Sleep or Hibernate power actions. Therefore you may experience data loss if any application is in the process of saving or processing data when the shutdown begins. Upon reaching zero, the Shutdown Timer will (actually Windows will do this, Shutdown Timer just gives the command to) force close any still running applications to ensure the shutdown does not get interrupted. If the counter reaches zero the chosen power action will be executed.
Just choose a power action from the drop-down menu and then dial in the time span you want. Shutdown Timer is a very simple application hence it is easy to use. Take a look at my file and folder structure document to read more about how everything ties together. Want to contribute or take a look at my code? Awesome, I welcome all and any contributions and would love to hear your opinion. I am also planning on developing a more advanced and sleek version of this app in the future. Shutdown Timer Classic is a small little Windows application that allows you to set a timer that will shutdown, restart, hibernate, sleep or lock your PC.
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