G+_Rud Dog Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I often will start a download from an external device on my PC running WIndows 8.1. What I would like to do Is start a download and when complete have the computer shutdown. This way my computer does not remain on all night. Is this possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Akira Yamanita Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I'm not 100% sure what you meant, but there are browser extensions that do this and there are utilities that do this for regular file copies. If you're initiating the download from elsewhere, it gets trickier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Hagberg Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I wonder if you could use the power setting to shut down after 15 minutes of in activity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Stu Iaukea Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Well, if you want to 'nerd out' with some Windows PowerShell ISE, here is a simple script. Just fill in the $source and $destination info then execute it...but be sure to test it out with unimportant files/directories, first. $source = 'C:\Users\Stu\Desktop\Downloaded Files' $destination = 'D:\Music' New-Item $destination -type directory Copy-Item -Path $source -Recurse $destination Stop-Computer -Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_J Miller Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Just set it to sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rud Dog Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 LIke the idea of shutting down after so many minutes of inactivity. Of course, I am assuming the computer sees moving files as an activity? The script looks interesting. Is there a way to run a macro based on mouse clicks and wait till finished? Can faintly remember some sort of mouse and keyboard macro maker following your keystrokes to complete a task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_William Jacoby Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Depending on your browser, just install a download manager that's compatible with your browser. Most have the ability to set the action taken after a download is complete. For instance Free Download manager: freedownloadmanager.org - Free Download Manager - download everything from the internet is compatible with Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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