PC scheduling

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what is the program you are trying to run

are you saying that power saving settings no longer work at all, even if you don't touch the keyboard/mouse?

to programatically hibernate or sleep:

%SystemRoot%\System32\Rundll32.exe PowrProf,SetSuspendState Hibernate

run powercfg -h off beforehand to sleep rather than hibernate.

JulyKnot

Hi,
The program is no longer the issue. I managed to work all that side of things out and everything woke up and ran as desired this morning.
What I can't seem to do is make the computer sleep in the evening via the power options ( ie nothing changed after the time set) so I have to manually go to start > sleep and that does it ok.
I want to get it to sleep without me physically have to tell it to each evening.

I'm afraid I need a bit more explanation ( ie step by step) re post 12's instructions if possible.

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The instructions were in response to

"How can I make the pc close the program and sleep at a particular time? Everything I have read so far just has commands for shutdown"

create a batch file 1.bat

thepathandprogramyouwanttorun.exe
powercfg -h off (if you want to sleep rather than hibernate)
%SystemRoot%\System32\Rundll32.exe PowrProf,SetSuspendState Hibernate

save it as .bat not .txt
double click on 1.bat


if automatic powersaving is messed up, try a system restore

JulyKnot

Thanks.
I have never created a batch file before but keen to learn. Where can I get guides I can read on this rather than pester helpful forum members?

Is there any risk for a novice like me to make a big hash by playing around with this sort of stuff?

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depends what you do, google batch files, and backup if you are worried.

JulyKnot

I am now trying to start at the simplest possible and ignore turning the program off and concentrate on just making the pc sleep at a particular time and creating a task in task scheduler.
I googled around and found these instructions for a batch file:
@echo off
powercfg -h off
rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0
powercfg -h on

I tried it and set the schedule to run a minute or so later and the pc did more than just sleep- I guess hibernate?

Would someone be kind enough to tell me what each bit does? ( I thought powercfg -h off was the bit that made it sleep) Or even give me adapted instructions to paste to just make the pc sleep.
Thanks

What is the difference between rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState 0,1,0

and closed's %SystemRoot%\System32\Rundll32.exe PowrProf,SetSuspendState Hibernate

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powercfg off or on disables/enables the hibernation file (if there is no hibernation file, it should sleep instead)

echo off does nothing other than stop the batch file commands coming on screen

rundll command sleeps or hibernates depending if hibernation is enabled

have you tried running it manually? add the word pause (on a new line) after the 1st powercfg before running manually, then you can see if it actually deletes the hibernation file. - remove the pause afterwards

and if it doesn't work, right click, run as administrator (powercfg needs to be run as admin)

there is no difference, they both do the same thing.

JulyKnot

I'm getting in a bit of a pickle.
Looking at your question, have I run it manually, I assumed you meant double click the .bat file.

I seem to recall getting a message saying I do not have permission for something ( I think the word hibernate was in there) and then the picture went blank and had to force a shutdown. Not good.
So back to basics.

JulyKnot

Looks like I need to see the commands so best remove the echo off bit?

I had best try and find out if hibernation is enabled. Where do I look? Power options?

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remove the echo off

add the pause

add another pause at the end

right click the bat file, run as administrator

pause makes it prompt for a keypress before continuing