How To Set A Timer For Shutting Down Your Windows 7..?

              Be it following a schedule in your professional life, or allowing you to surf the internet for just a limited period of time, knowing how to time the "Shut Down" of your computer is going to help in more ways than one.

Coming to think of it, you can use this feature to keep unwanted guests, who claim your computer, at bay. However, you would have to act like you don't know what happened to your computer all of a sudden.

Here in, we tell you how you can set the timer in your computers with Windows 7, so that they shut down on their own at the scheduled time.

1. Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Task Scheduler > Create Basic Task.

2. In the Name column, type "Shut down", and in the Description column, type "Shut down PC", and then click Next.

3. Now choose the frequency that you want the system to shut down and click Next.

4. Enter the date and time and click Next.

5. Choose Start a program and click Next.

6. Below Program/script, type C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe.

7. In Add arguments, type /s and click Next.

8. Click Finish.

Now your system would shut down at the date and time you mentioned in the taskbar, after a mandatory warning that would come in a dialog box a minute before the shut down.

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Some Windows 7 Secrets And Shortcuts

Here Are Some Windows 7 Secrets & Shortcuts For Ease Of Use:

After looking at the post title, you may say what is need of this article?. It’s out of trend, everyone knows it, it could be better if you post about windows 8 instead windows 7 etc. I know this all thing , you too but still there are many people who don’t know a few about window 7 shortcuts and some secrets which i am sharing here.

1. Select and Focus Taskbar Applications

To select and focus applications in the taskbar, hold down the Windows key, press T, and use the arrow keys or type T repeatedly. This lets you scroll through the pinned applications without ever touching your mouse.
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2. Copy, Paste or Undo a File Move

Most people know that the key commands Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V and Ctrl+Z are handy for copying, pasting and deleting text, but did

you know that you can use these commands for files as well?
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3. Tile Windows

With Windows 7 came Aero Snap, or the ability to maximize a window by dragging it to the side of the screen. But what if

you want to easily tile your windows?
Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc), select the applications you wish to tile (Ctrl+Click), right click, and select Tile

Horizontally or Tile Vertically.Tile Vertically.

4. Open an Application

To start an application that is pinned to the taskbar, hold the Windows key and press the number that corresponds with its

location (Win+number from one to nine).
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5. Manage Your Applications

To open a new window of the same application (for example, to open a new Chrome window or a second Desktop folder), hold

the Shift key, the Window key and then a number from one to nine. If you want to page through the open windows, press

Control, Window, and a number, from one to nine.
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6. Pin Any Item to the Taskbar

By default, Windows 7 only lets you pin applications to the taskbar. But if you want to pin a different item like a file or

folder, follow these easy steps.
Drag and drop the file onto your desktop (If the item is in the Favorites folder, follow these extra steps)
Right click > New > Shortcut
Type in: explorer “C:shortcutsFavorites – ShortcutName.lnk”
Name the shortcut
The Shortcut will now appear as a folder, which you can right click to pin to the taskbar

7. Open a Command Prompt

To access the open a command option, hold down the Shift key and right-click a folder.

8. Access the Secret “Send To” Menu

Did you know that there is a secret “Send To” menu that you can access with the Shift key? Hold down Shift, right-click the

folder and select the “Send To” menu. This lets you access a whole new set of file locations, so you can quickly re-locate

a folder without the hassle.
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9. Modify the Default “Send To” Menu

If you want to change the options that appear in your default “Send To menu,” type “shell:sendto” into the location bar of

a folder. You can then drag and drop new folder locations to the Send To folder.

10. Create a Zip Folder

A zip folder is the quickest way to transport a large selection of files. To create a zip folder, right click a regular

file folder and select the “Send To” option. The “Compressed (zipped) Folder” option will compress your folder and make it

easier to upload the files in one fell swoop.

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