https://github.com/juniormayhe/automaticshutdown
Allow IT administrators to quickly deploy a Windows shutdown policy over a network with a shared configuration file. C#, Windows Forms, NET Framework 4.6.1
https://github.com/juniormayhe/automaticshutdown
c-sharp net-framework-461 shutdown-timer windows windows-forms
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Allow IT administrators to quickly deploy a Windows shutdown policy over a network with a shared configuration file. C#, Windows Forms, NET Framework 4.6.1
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/juniormayhe/automaticshutdown
- Owner: juniormayhe
- Created: 2017-05-09T16:33:15.000Z (about 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2017-07-25T22:30:55.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-16T05:24:47.086Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: c-sharp, net-framework-461, shutdown-timer, windows, windows-forms
- Language: C#
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- Size: 66.4 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
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# AutomaticShutdown
Allow IT administrators to quickly deploy a Windows shutdown policy over a network with a shared configuration file.
## Deploy Instructions
* If you want to automatically shutdown computers running Windows in your Network, make sure that all computers have [.NET Framework 4.6.1 installed](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49982).
* In each computer, deploy `AS.exe`, `KeepAliveAS.exe` and `AS.config`
* In each computer edit AS.config for changing the `GLOBAL_CONFIGURATOR`. It should point to a file name shared in your network, which will be visible for all computers. I.e.:
```
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* Make sure all computers have read right over network for shared configuration file `\\A-REMOTE-HOST\SHARED-FOLDER\`
* Edit the global configuration file `\\A-REMOTE-HOST\SHARED-FOLDER\as.global.cfg` and add a shutdown policy configuration for all computers:
```ini
//LIMIT HOUR can be: 10PM, 10 PM OR 22
LIMIT HOUR = 10PM
//TIME TO WAIT IN MINUTES FOR USER CONFIRMATION BEFORE SHUTDOWN. TO WAIT FOR 1 HOUR FOR USER'S CONFIRMATION ENTER 60
TIME TO CONFIRM SHUTDOWN = 60
//TIME TO WAIT IN MINUTES BEFORE ASKING AGAIN ABOUT SHUTDOWN. TO POSTPONE FOR 2 HOURS, INFORM EQUIVALENT SECONDS: 120
TIME TO POSTPONE SHUTDOWN = 120
//TO ENABLE AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN put: Y or YES or 1 AND TO DISABLE PUT N or NO or 0
SHUTDOWN ENABLED = Y
//NAME OF HOSTNAMES WHICH SHUTDOWN WILL NOT BE EXECUTED can be: YOUR-COMPUTER ANOTHER-HOSTNAME or YOUR-COMPUTER, ANOTHER-HOSTNAME
IGNORE HOSTNAMES = LOCALHOST
```
* In each computer, add a scheduled task in Windows for running `KeepAliveAS.exe` at Windows start up; or add it exe into your logon script.
* When a shutdown warning appears, you set a local shutdown policy in a specific computer by pressing [SHIFT] + [C] + [P]
## Debug instructions
* Make sure you have a Postbuild command in AS project such as
```
xcopy "$(TargetDir)*.*" "$(ProjectDir)..\KeepAliveAS\bin\Debug\" /Y /I
```
This will copy AS outputs (exe and config) to KeepAliveAS folder, as keep alive tries to find in current path AS.exe in order to keep it runnning.
* Set the solution to start multiple projects (AS and KeepAliveAS).
* Run the solution
## Comments and feedback
You can drop me a message at juniormayhe [at] gmail.com