Timeout Shutdown batch file?

RothschildDough · October 20, 2014

I've been looking around for a while on how to create my own timeout shutdown program, so that if I don't do anything on my computer for, say, 30 minutes, it'll automatically enter the shutdown process (w/ Win8.1) I have seen programs online but I'd much rather create my own, is this even possible with batch, as long as it's kept in the background at all times? Or would I have to go on to other languages?

AddonCustoms · October 20, 2014

This should work - http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/30758/make-your-pc-shut-down-at-night-but-only-when-youre-not-using-it/

ForFour · October 20, 2014

i think you can create a shortcut to the shutdown program and specify a timer after which it occurs not sure if it works in windows (it does in linux) since i never used it.

Nuluvius · October 20, 2014

What about this information?

Jack.EXE · October 20, 2014

@[member=Echo] offshutdown -s -t 1800 -c "30 Minutes until shutdown"

Save this as timer.bat

@[member=Echo] offshutdown -a

Save this as timerCancel.bat

Edit: THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOWER CASE 'e' NOT THE MEMBER @Echo

RothschildDough · October 21, 2014

@[member='Echo'] offshutdown -s -t 1800 -c "30 Minutes until shutdown"
Save this as timer.bat
@[member='Echo'] offshutdown -a
Save this as timerCancel.bat

Edit: THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOWER CASE 'e' NOT THE MEMBER @Echo

I want it to be a timeout in meaning of a certain amount of time that I don't do anything on my computer. I often leave everything open when I go to bed, simply because I forget about the computer. I want to make it so that, at night usually, when I'm not doing anything on the computer for 30 minutes it'll shut itself down. I have already tried a manual shutdown timer like you've added here but I want to create a passive program that will run silently in the background of my computer. I'm willing to try other languages, but I'm wondering if it's possible to just do it in batch, but I don't think batch has detection capabilities.