{"id":587,"date":"2017-07-26T02:42:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T02:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/?p=587"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:50:34","slug":"how-to-cancel-auto-shutdown-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-cancel-auto-shutdown-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cancel Auto-Shutdown in Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Scheduling a task ahead of time literally saves a lot of your valuable time, but at the same time it proves to be troublesome as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Let\u2019s consider you have set an auto-shut down task on your system so that you don\u2019t have to manually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/how-to-turn-off-windows-password.html\">turn off your windows<\/a>, but the system will be turned off all by itself at its specified time. But unfortunately you are elsewhere, that is not near your PC, and wish to terminate the auto shut-down procedure immediately. The reason could be anything, there might be some task going on and you don&#8217;t want to postpone it by shut down, but you are unable to do it in time as you are not available at the spot to cancel the shut down procedure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">In such cases, cancelling the auto shut-down procedure is much better than keeping it enabled on your system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/remove-sign-in-password-windows-10.html\">How to Remove Sign In Password in Windows 10 Computers<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>What Are the Consequences of Not Cancelling Auto Shut-down in Windows 10?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Regardless of having innumerable merits for setting the auto shut down in windows, there are demerits as well which cannot be overlooked. Few of those demerits are listed as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">A message may turn up every now and then &#8220;The system is shutting down. Please save all your work&#8221; which can really turn into a fuss if you are currently working on an important project and are unable to save it in such a shot span of time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">You are not available around your system, and need to cancel the shut down procedure in order to continue the task you have scheduled on your windows right now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Automatic shut down process at times reduces work efficiency as it can turn down any of your task in the middle of your work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Data of important files may get lost for not being able to save them in time quickly before it is turned off.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Here in this article, we would discuss about all the possible measures that can be taken to cancel the auto shut-down process.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Keep reading to know the methods in details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Method 1: Cancel Auto Shut-Down in Windows 10 Using Command Prompt<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image001-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"332\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">As we all know that Command prompt is a marvelous feature introduced by Microsoft Windows operating system to manage and create various scripts and programs to make wonderful things turn around. Thus here in this section, we would demonstrate you the steps to cancel the auto shut-down process using the command prompt program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Read below to know the method In steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1.Turn on your system if it were switched off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2.Make sure the auto shut down mechanism is enabled or else creating a new task to cancel the shut down may turn into a new mess.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3.After you have been convinced about the auto shut down procedure enabled on your system, press &#8220;Windows + R&#8221; on your keyboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4.On pressing the following combination, a small sized search box called the &#8220;Run&#8221; search box would appear at the bottom left corner of the Windows screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 5.In the blank search box, type &#8220;<strong>CMD<\/strong>&#8221; and click on &#8220;OK&#8221; at the bottom location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 6.Once you have pressed &#8220;OK&#8221;, a black dialog box would appear on the windows screen instantly which is actually the command prompt operating window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 7.After the command prompt dialog box appears; make sure that the drive which is already selected is <strong>C:<\/strong> drive in the command prompt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 8.Type in the following command: <strong><em>shutdown \u2013a<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 9.After typing the mentioned command, press &#8220;Enter&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">There you go, your auto shut-down mechanism has been cancelled.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Method 2: Cancel Auto Shut-Down Using PowerShell<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">As we all know that PowerShell is a program developed by Microsoft Windows in order to enable the user to manage configuration and task automation. Thus we would use this windows feature to cancel the auto shut-down procedure. Read the steps below to know the method accurately:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1.Turn on your PC, and move the cursor to the &#8220;Start&#8221; menu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2.Click on &#8220;Start&#8221; menu and in the blank search box at the bottom, input &#8220;PowerShell&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3.From the list of options that appear, click &#8220;Windows PowerShell&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4.Once you click on &#8220;Windows PowerShell&#8221; button, a blue dialog box would pop up which is nothing but the PowerShell operating window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 5.Now; type &#8220;shutdown \u2013a&#8221; and hit &#8220;Enter&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">And your job is done.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Method 3: Cancel Auto Shut-Down Using Run<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Unlike the previous methods we employed in this article, this one is quite handy and easier to implement compared to the other methods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Keep reading to know the method in steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1.Press &#8220;Windows + R&#8221; on the keyboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image003-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"282\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2.A small search box of &#8220;Run&#8221; would appear at the bottom left corner of the windows screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3.Type &#8220;shutdown \u2013a&#8221; in the blank box and hit &#8220;Enter&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Your auto shut down mechanism is terminated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Cancelling auto shut-down is very important as discussed in this article. Since auto shut down at times turns-off the system so suddenly that you don&#8217;t get enough time to save the files you are currently working on, the scheduled shut down procedure should always be cancel before you start working on your PC.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">In this article the methods have been depicted in such a way that even a beginner can do the task of cancelling the auto shut down on Windows 10 easily and quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Thus if you have found the article resourceful and helpful, share it as much as possible on social media and visit our website again for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Related Articles:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/remove-malwares-from-Windows.html\">How to Remove Malware from Windows 10\/8\/7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/how-to-access-a-laptop-without-password.html\">How to Access A Laptop without Password in Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scheduling a task ahead of time literally saves a lot of your valuable time, but at the same time it proves to be troublesome as well. 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