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  • Is the scheduled task running on the machine you want to shut down, or remotely? Have you tried using psshutdown instead of shutdown? Commented Sep 6, 2011 at 23:04
  • Locally, haven't tried psshutdown. Commented Sep 6, 2011 at 23:05
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    Windows requires a password for remote desktop and other network administration operations because it'd just be too big of a security hole to have it any other way. On top of that, many people would first blame Microsoft's poor security rather than their own negligence if they were hacked. Commented Sep 6, 2011 at 23:27
  • Hmm. Well, Linux is normally pretty secure, and I can simply sudo crontab -e and add 0 23 * * * shutdown -P now. What could possibly be so hard for an administrator account on Windows to shut down the computer at a given time each day? Commented Sep 6, 2011 at 23:29
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    @grawity: I don't think SYSTEM can hold any rights in the network domain. That just reinforces your conclusion: The Windows NT security model is safer (more robust) precisely because it's harder to gain all rights. Unix root is far too convenient, hence sudo
    – MSalters
    Commented Sep 8, 2011 at 13:46