Shutdown all PC's at 7PM

[Ben-BSH]

Hi guys, do many of you use a script / program to shutdown PC's in the evening? if so, what program / script do you use? as i need to impliment this, but either shutdown commands, or psshutdown might take a while to impliment, and was wondering if there is anything (free) that is quicker and easier.

 

Many Thanks in advance

 

Ben.

[pete]

Scheduled task configured via Group Policy Preferences.

 

You have the option to delay the task if someone's using the machine as well.

[smalls001]

Have a look at this previous post

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/how-do-you-do/1573-remotely-shutdown-restart-pc-s-night.html

[glen_j]

add a start up script to add a scheduled task, copy the following text into notepad and save as shutdown.bat

 

REM Create a task for this computer to shut itself down at 7pm

schtasks /create /sc daily /st 19:00:00 /tn "Shutdown at 1900" /tr "shutdown -s -t 120 -c \"This computer is scheduled to automatically shutdown at this time. You have 2 minutes to save all your work and logoff.\"" /ru system

[FN-GM]

If your running Windows XP i would use Shutdownertron, you can find it here: EduGeek Shutdownertron

[FreeWill]

Shutdownertron also works very well with Windows 7.

[CHR1S]

shutdown /s /t (seconds) /f /m \\pcname

 

stick that in a batch file and run

[mrbios]

Got a schedule in impero for it to both shutdown and wake up at set times

 

Used to do it using spec ops remote admin, and before that with a script.

 

 

Impero's so wonderful

[russdev]

...Impero's so wonderful

 

Thanks for kind comment

[TheScarfedOne]

+1 for GPO Preferences Scheduled Task

[TheScarfedOne]

For those having fun and games with it not working, Ive just put some details on my blog...

 

http://www.edugeek.net/blogs/thescarfedone/960-shutting-down-machines-group-policy-preferences.html

Edited September 29, 2011 by TheScarfedOne
Added blog post link