Shutdown Timer

Shutting down your computer correctly cannot be stressed enough. Not only can an improper shutdown lead to corrupting various files, but there is also a chance that you destroy your hard disk in the long run. In case you left your computer to perform a routine task that does not require your presence and you want to make sure it turns off once it is complete, then you have dozens of tools for this purpose.

Shutdown Timer is a tiny tool that provides a simple way to turn off your computer at a predetermined time. The application is as simple as it gets and solely comes with two options, namely shut down and restart.

The installation is a quick and painless operation that does not require any special attention on your part. Upon launch, you are welcomed by a small and minimalistic interface that includes all that the app has to offer. You can choose the hour and minute, select the desired action and hit the Start Timer button.

On a side note, the app also displays the current time which may or may not come in handy for you, especially if you already have various widgets installed to show the time along with other data, such as the temperature and weather, for instance.

Unlike similar utilities in the niche, the program solely provides two actions. It would have been nice if it included other actions like hibernate, turn the monitor on and off, standby, lock, wake on LAN, logoff, so on and so forth. It would have been useful to include options that allow you to create a schedule for shutting down for an interval of a week or month.

In the eventuality that you are looking for a very simple tool to make sure that your computer turns off correctly once it completes a task that does not require your presence, then perhaps Shutdown Timer might be worth a try.