• Step 1: Click on the Start button, type cmd.exe then press Enter.
• Step 2: In the Command Prompt window that appears, type the below command:

shutdown –s -t 300

You can adjust the shutdown time. For example, for the seven-hour timer, you’d need to change it to ‘25200’.

• Step 3: Press Enter to start the countdown.

Windows will show a warning when you’re a few minutes from being signed out. If you need more time, return to Command Prompt window and type the below command to abort the process:

shutdown-a

Desktop Shorcut for Shutdown Timer

If you find yourself using the above process a lot, it is best to create a desktop shortcut for it. To do follow the below steps:

• Step 1: Right-click an empty part of your desktop, select New, then Shortcut.
• Step 2: In the ‘Type the location of the item:’ section, add the following:

 C:\windows\System32\cmd.exe” /k shutdown –s –t 25200
 Note: 25200 will set a seven-hour timer.

• Click Next, give your shortcut a name, then Finish.

• You might also want to create a desktop shortcut to abort the shutdown. Repeat the process above and type the following command:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe” /k shutdown –a