Quick Shutdown for Windows

You surely came across the situation when shutting down the computer proved a rather time-consuming operation. This is because some processes and applications refuse to close, hang, or simply did not finish tasks at hand. Luckily, there are applications like Quick Shutdown for Windows which help you set time before everything is forcefully closed and the PC turned off.

Before you benefit from all the application has to offer, it’s a good idea to check whether or not .NET Framework is on your computer, even though you might be running a modern Windows iteration. On the other hand, there’s no setup involved to make the program work, so you can easily carry it around on a thumb drive to use on other computers.

Effort required to get the hang of things is minimum, but it’s a good idea to go online and go through a bit of info on how forcefully closing other programs affects your computer, so you don’t end up losing unsaved data and then blaming it on the application.

There are a couple of fields you need to fill in in order to set the time to terminate the desktop, and running services so the computer can safely shut down. You can enable the option to automatically end tasks, which is a recommended option if you want to ensure a smooth task termination.

Values you configure for both desktop and service termination are specified in seconds, with a minimum recommended value of 2 seconds. Applying changes doesn’t require a system restart, but simply to hit the “save” button. Sadly, there’s no option to return to default values in case you mess things up.

All things considered, we can state that Quick Shutdown for Windows is a proper application to use in case it take way too much time for your computer to turn off. It’s pretty easy to define shutdown and terminate values, but it’s recommended to create a system backup first, and to save data before attempting an operation.