PC SleepTimer

PC SleepTimer is a lightweight software application designed specifically for helping you automatically shut down your computer after a user-defined time.

This is a portable utility which makes it an ideal candidate for being saved on USB flash drives. You can gain access to the tool’s features by simply running the executable file (there’s no installation included in the process).

A quick deletion task is sufficient for getting rid of the program because it does not store entries in your Windows registry. You may open it without administrative privileges.

The GUI looks simplistic and gathers all configuration settings in a single window. A help manual cannot be found in the package but you can manage to set up the dedicated parameters on your own because they look very easy to work with.

The application offers you the freedom to activate a shutdown sessions by specifying the time. You are not allowed to manually input the time in hours and minutes so you need to press the dedicated buttons (‘UP’ and ‘DOWN’) in order to set the time.

You can start or stop the timer and view a countdown timer displayed in the main window. Tests have shown that PC SleepTimer carries out a task quickly and without errors. It is not a resource hog so it does not burden the overall performance of your system.

To sum things up, PC SleepTimer comes packed with a basic suite of features for helping you set up automatic shutdown sessions, and is suitable especially for less experienced users. On the downside, it has not been updated for a long time so you may bump into compatibility issues on newer operating systems like Windows 8.