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Click Start, Run

type control schedtasks Press OK.

Double-click Add Scheduled Task.

This starts Scheduled Task Wizard.

Click Next.

Under Click the program you want Windows to run,click Browse.

In the Select Program to Schedule dialog box, locate the%SystemRoot%\System32 folder, locate and click the Shutdown.exe file, and click Open.

Under Perform this task, mention name for the task and how you want the task to run, click Next.

Under Select the time and day you want this task to start, specify a start time and date for the task, click Next.

Type the user name and password to run this task , and then click Next.

Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I click Finish check box, click Finish.

Click the Task tab. In the Run box, specify any additional parameters that you want to use with Shutdown.exe. Click OK.

In the last step affix parameters for shutdown.exe

For immidiate shutdown , command is,

shutdown.exe -s -t 00

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