MF Shutdown Manager is a simple tool that allows you to schedule actions such as Shutdown, Restart, Standby/Wake-Up, Hibernate/Wake-up, Log off, Alarm, Monitor On/Off, Cleanup (delete private Windows and browser data), Lock Workstation and Launch File. These tasks can also be accomplished with the Windows Task Manager. However, MF Shutdown Manager is easier to use. If you only have to do one of these tasks every now and then, you will be faster with this free utility.

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Z-Cron is a simple task planner like the one of Windows XP/2003 (Schedules Tasks). However, it comes with some additional tools which can be started as planned tasks.

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Recently the air conditioning in our server room broke down. To escape the heat death all of our 30 servers increased their ventilation. It resulted to a blown fuse which enforced a shutdown of some servers after the UPS run out of power. We considered purchasing a temperature alerting system before, but the solutions we found were too expensive. We have three air conditionings, so I thought, the probability that they all break down at the same time is relatively low. Okay, I am a bit wiser now.

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Sometimes, it is necessary to shut down multiple machines. For instance, you might want to turn off all the computers of the participants after a class. You can shut down each computer manually or you use a tool. This post discusses two solutions to shut down computers remotely.

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Shutdown delay is a simple, free program. You probably figured out already what it does. Sometimes, you want to shut down a computer only after a certain job is finished. The maximum time, you can delay the shut down with this tool, is 300 minutes.