Idle CPU Automatic Shutdown

In the eventuality that you habitually shut down your computer when you are not using it and want to make sure you do not forget about it, then one alternative would be to create a task scheduler job. Then again, this task does not monitor your PC, but rather powers if off at the specified time.

Idle CPU Automatic Shutdown is a very small piece of software designed to monitor the CPU activity and automatically turn off the computer when the central process unit is under 10% usage for more than 10 seconds.

The application does not require setup or configuration and you can use it as you download it to your computer. Upon launch, you come face to face with a clean, but minimalistic and small window that displays the CPU usage in percentages and the idle counter. You should know that you can start and stop the counter by hitting the corresponding buttons.

You should know that the app does not support any form minimize and hence, you need to keep it open along with other apps. It would have been nice if it allowed you to minimize it to Tray so that it would be less intrusive.

In spite of the fact that it is an overall simple program, it could use some settings that allow you to specify or set the parameters for shutting down. Unfortunately, the application's primary role is to shut down the computer and does not support additional functions, such as sleep, hibernate or reboot, for instance.

On the other hand, it could come in handy when you want to make sure the PC powers off once it is done with a task that does not require your input, such as exporting a large batch of photos or downloading a game patch, for example.

In case you want to have more control over the automatic shutdown process and make sure the computer is turned off when not in use, then you can consider using Idle CPU Automatic Shutdown for this task.