IOGenie Auto Shutdown

Some people find comfort in scheduling their stuff, and this also extends to doing computer work. Whether you like to operate on a strict schedule, or find that you're more productive when everything is in order, software to support and facilitate such processes exists to make life easier.

You can automate almost anything on your computer, and perhaps operations pertaining to modifying the state of your system are among the more readily available ones on that list. IOGenie Auto Shutdown can automate computer shutdowns based on your parameters: shut down your system completely, put it in standby or hibernation, or just have it log off or restart — all on your terms.

Such tools normally employ a more pared-down, simplistic — but nevertheless functional — approach to their design, and you can see it here. What you see is what you get, essentially, and this makes the program an easy one to get into and make use of. There are no elaborate options to configure, and the installation process is as straightforward as it can get.

You have the option to configure the scheduling right away: shut down, restart, log off, standby, hibernate, and lock screen are the available actions. Based on the scheduling parameters you dictate, your computer will go into one of those modes when the time conditions are met.

In terms of how to go about scheduling, you can choose to set a specific date and time to trigger a specific action. Alternatively, you may elect to run an operation daily at a specific time, or set for it to trigger in a few minutes or hours. The tool can remind you when such an action is a few minutes away from triggering.

IOGenie Auto Shutdown is a simple automatization tool that responds to your commands and respects your scheduling, making it easier for some users to handle their computer's power management.