CNET Editors' review
Automate and monitor your computer's functions with Intelligent Shutdown, which takes Windows Task Manager to a new level. Using it, you can schedule just about any task, including shutdown, reboot, and hibernate, run at a predetermined time, or on a regular timetable. Intelligent Shutdown also monitors CPU, memory, and network usage. Also handy are Outlook-type reminders with several time options for scheduled tasks. Though the interface is a bit chaotic, it requires only a few keystrokes to navigate, since all of the features have check boxes and drop-down lists. We found stability a slight problem. The memory function caused our test machines to slow to a crawl, but despite that flaw, Intelligent Shutdown will work nicely for intermediate to advanced users who strive for automation.
Publisher's Description
From iasksoft:
Intelligent Shutdown is a tool to shut down your computer at a scheduled time and it also is a multifunctional tool to perform smart shutdown, restarting, hibernating, or closing and launching programs at a scheduled time. There is no need to waste your time waiting for shutdown, restart, or other functions. With this intelligent tool you can schedule all your work such as turning off, restarting, launching a program, playing music, shutting down automatically, adding reminders, or locking your PC and displaying your favorite picture. This tool offers you the features of counting down, idling, running once, multirunning (general), multirunning (advanced), monitoring memory, and monitoring CPU, network, and program.
Version 1.25 icludes some improvements and bug fixes.
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All versions:
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4.0 starsout of 8 votes
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"Works good for 1 task at a time."
Version: Intelligent Shutdown 1.25
Pros
Stays set on reboot
Cons
Cannot register in order to get rid of request at startup. I have only been able to execuite single tasks. Multiple tasks do not execuite, i.e., hibernate then startup the next morning. It will only do one task.
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"Great product, a little hard to figure out all features"
Version: Intelligent Shutdown 1.25
Pros
I don't have to get up at 4am to turn off my computer. I have free usage from 11pm to 4am and used to have to get up at 4 to turn off computer.
Cons
I think there is a way to set the time for turning on and off, but I haven't been able to figure it out. Just use the "countdown" feature.
Summary
Love being able to set it and forget it. Wish there was a detailed tutorial or explanation of how it worked.
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"This is not freeware! Why Not?"
Version: Intelligent Shutdown 1.25
Pros
The program seems very functional with lots of features and should do the job. It has lots of options such as countdown to shutdown, idle for a specified time then shutdown, running once, and lots of others. It allows you to select a particular option such as shutdown, restart standby, hibernate logoff (the list is endless). Recommended.
Cons
The reason this is not freeware is because it displays a message every time the program starts which asks you to enter a license key. If you don't nothing will happen, just click continue each time. It's just a little bit of "nagware".
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"helpful stuff"
Version: Intelligent Shutdown 1.25
Pros
i always use this when i want to listen to my music at night and need it to turn off by itself when i fall asleep ;) so helpful!
Cons
the automatic shutdown section is the only thing i use so haven't really found any flaws yet.
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"Just the program you need to do the job."
Version: Intelligent Shutdown 1.25
Pros
This is exactly what I needed to shutdown my PC after a certain time. It works perfectly. No spyware and adware. No Virus. I have uninstalled many times while reformatting my PC, no problems. When you start the program is asks you to register the product. Nice of the maker of this program to allow full use of this program regardless if you buy it or not. Thank you so much. This program actually saves me some money on electricity.
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"This is not freeware"
Version: Intelligent Shutdown 1.25
Pros
Seems to have a lot of functionality
Cons
This is advertised as freeware but shows a nag screen asking to be registered!
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