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There are some restrictions on creating tasks for accounts with blank passwords.

You can create a task which will run shutdown.exe, but you will need to set the "Do not store password" option. This is on Windows 7 SP1, if you are using a different OS please let us know.

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For Windows XP, use the command line AT tool:

at 23:00 /every:monday,tuesday,wednesday,thursday,friday,saturday,sunday shutdown /s

There are some restrictions on creating tasks for accounts with blank passwords.

You can create a task which will run shutdown.exe, but you will need to set the "Do not store password" option. This is on Windows 7 SP1, if you are using a different OS please let us know.

Create Task Window

There are some restrictions on creating tasks for accounts with blank passwords.

You can create a task which will run shutdown.exe, but you will need to set the "Do not store password" option. This is on Windows 7 SP1, if you are using a different OS please let us know.

Create Task Window

For Windows XP, use the command line AT tool:

at 23:00 /every:monday,tuesday,wednesday,thursday,friday,saturday,sunday shutdown /s
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Harry Johnston
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There are some restrictions on creating tasks for accounts with blank passwords.

You can create a task which will run shutdown.exe, but you will need to set the "Do not store password" option. This is on Windows 7 SP1, if you are using a different OS please let us know.

Create Task Window