Windows 10 Shutdown Script through Scheduled task for specific time

Hey all,

I have been working on trying to shutdown about 21 lab computers everyday at 11pm through scheduled task with a shutdown script which is as simple as:

REM Shutdown computers at 11;%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe /s /f /t 0 /c "Computer shutting down"

The computers did not shutdown when I tested it for 11.30am.
A few things:

-any parameters that need to be defined for the task to run without interruption from user/system profiles? I have enabled run with highest privileges on domain administrator profile.
-would this be affected if active hours are defined within the system?
-best way to perform this process without any hassle?

Thanks
S

Hey,

Any update on this?

First, if you are running a script with domain admin or SYSTEM privileges, please ensure the script is in a place that cannot be accessed by anyone except trusted users.

Second, I would suggest using PowerShell for this instead of a bat file.

Task settings:

Run whether user is logged on or not

Triggers:

Daily, at 11pm

Actions: Start a program
Details:

powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass <drive>:\path\to\myscript.ps1

(again please make sure this is in a location that normal users do not have permission access - we don't want them being able to run arbitrary code SYSTEM or a domain admin)

Now in myscript.ps1 simply type:

Code:

Stop-Computer -Force