Sleep Timer: Automatic Shutdown With Countdown, Inactivity & Time Modes

A lot of times, we have to leave our computer on overnight for a download or file transfer to finish. You can let your computer run if you are sure to be around it when the download or process completes, but a lot of times, we have to go out or go to sleep and are unable to wait, or be there, when the download, transfer, scan, defragmentation or any other time taking process gets completed. Unnecessarily keeping your PC on for long periods wastes a log of energy and it adds up to your energy bill. Automatic shutdown applications are a great way to avoid keeping your PC on when its not needed. Some days ago, we covered DShutdown, a tool that allows you to turn off both local and remotely connected computers. However, if you are looking for a simple, portable tool that can shut down, restart or put your PC in hibernate mode at the required time, try Sleep Timer.

It is a small utility that allows users to either Shutdown, Restart or Hibernate the computer after a required time. The application can run in three modes; Countdown, Inactivity and Time. The Countdown mode allows you to specify a specific number of minutes or hours to wait before performing the desired action. To start the application, just choose the required time and hit the Play button.

The second mode is Inactivity. In this mode, the application monitors your system for any mouse movement and performs the shutdown function in case of inactivity during the specified number of minutes or hours.

The third, Time, allows you to set a specific time to performed the required action. For instance, if Shutdown is selected as Action, the application will shut down your computer, no matter what the situation is.

Sleep Timer has a memory foot print of 8 MB and works on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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