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any software that can shutdown the PCs in a schedule

Hi Experts,

Is there any software or configuration run at the background or services that can shutdown a PC at a scheduled time ?
eg. shutdown the PC at 10pm every day

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Mike
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Just use the SHUTDOWN command and a scheduled task.  Or PSSHUTDOWN instead of SHUTDOWN.
Start RUN then type COMMAND to get a command prompt, then type shutdown /?   this will show all the shutdown options and give a basic example.

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how about if the PC is not logging in ? that is just in the log in sceen !! No one log in and then the schedule task wont work !!???
No one log in and then the schedule task wont work !!???

won't work, but you can use autoexecnt.bat

Read here:

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsNT/AdminTips/Miscellaneous/RunbatchfileatWindowsNTstartupwithnooneloggedon.html
From autoexecnt.bat you can call a task or whatever.
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can you further explain how to do that ? I dont really understand !! Many Thanks !
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but where can I get the autoexecnt.exe ?