WinShut

Since most activities are performed automatically nowadays, chances are that you might want to do take care of tedious tasks, such as closing the computer, in this manner as well.

WinShut is an intuitive application that enables you to schedule a date and hour to automatically power off your computer.

Even though it looks fresh and stylish, the interface consists of a tiny window that allows you to shutdown the computer right now or schedule it to do so automatically later on.

While you can select the date by accessing the built-in calendar, you can change the time by typing the desired hour and minute. In the lower region of the window, you can preview a countdown with the number of seconds remaining until the shutdown.

You can create or cancel a power off task by marking or unchecking the Schedule Shut Down function in the main window. As you can notice, it does not require much computer knowledge to manage, so even less experienced users can master the process in no time.

In spite of the fact that the application does its job at the selected time, it powers off the computer without any previous warning. If you are in the middle of something and forgot to save, then you can lose all data.

The app could really use a warning system and should account for the activity of the CPU before it proceeds.

The program lacks standard functions that are specific for this type of software solutions, namely the restart and sleep features. At the same time, you can only create a one-time event and hence, you need to set it up every time.

Although it is a rather rigid application and comes with very basic options, WinShut is capable of turning off your PC at the desired time. Overall, it can be useful if you are looking for a utility that automatically powers off your PC after you fall asleep or when you need your computer to finish a large update and you are not at home.