A professional shutdown automation utility for Windows operating systems including 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, and XP.
ShutDown NOW! (SHDN!) is an exceptional Shutdown-Automation-Utility designed for MS-Windows operating systems - 95, 98 (FE+SE), ME, NT4, 2000, and XP. It includes 5 innovative timer/countdowns for up to 1000 events, comprising of 'planed' single, weekly, 'daily', 'period', and 'inactivity', ensuring the user can automate computer shutdown with absolute precision.
SHDN! is equipped with several powerful features such as a last chance countdown, password security, and a broad range of securing options for the tool itself and access to essential Windows features such as REGEDIT, Windows built-in shutdown, TaskManager, etc.
In addition to it's broad shutdown options, SHDN! can also eject or load devices with ease via its own Device-Manager, which includes some excellent features such as monitoring whether a medium is inserted or not and ejecting only insert ones, multithreaded, and supports all SCSI (or ZIP) and IDE devices. The tool also includes visible hotkeys for ejecting devices and empty directories system-wide.
SHDN! can empty directories (built-in, or to Recycle Bin, - secure, or only files, etc.), start applications, bypass user-loged on message, auto-logon feature, alert users before shutdown, and command-line options, including remote shutdown, to provide a diverse range of automation options to the user.
The software also includes the ability to initialize HDs before shutdown, a 'PlayGround' window that can be hidden behind the borders of the screen like a tool-bar, and contains shortcut-buttons to all shutdown options, the 'Timer-Event List' and an overview of important settings. SHDN! further has a built-in logging-feature for logging all Windows' starts and shutdowns either to an own log-file or to the NT4, 2000, or XP EventLog.
It is worth noting that SHDN! has been on the Shareware market since 1996, and it is the work of one man who has invested all his time in this one tool. It has been - and still is - at the top of downloads on many important Shareware sites. Lastly, the tool is also supported by 'Motherboard Monitor,' a great Freeware tool that watches heat, fan speed, and voltage and can shut down your PC via SHDN! if it gets too hot.
Overall, SHDN! is an outstanding automation utility software with a lot of features and incredible capabilities that make computer shutdown a seamless process.
SHDN! is equipped with several powerful features such as a last chance countdown, password security, and a broad range of securing options for the tool itself and access to essential Windows features such as REGEDIT, Windows built-in shutdown, TaskManager, etc.
In addition to it's broad shutdown options, SHDN! can also eject or load devices with ease via its own Device-Manager, which includes some excellent features such as monitoring whether a medium is inserted or not and ejecting only insert ones, multithreaded, and supports all SCSI (or ZIP) and IDE devices. The tool also includes visible hotkeys for ejecting devices and empty directories system-wide.
SHDN! can empty directories (built-in, or to Recycle Bin, - secure, or only files, etc.), start applications, bypass user-loged on message, auto-logon feature, alert users before shutdown, and command-line options, including remote shutdown, to provide a diverse range of automation options to the user.
The software also includes the ability to initialize HDs before shutdown, a 'PlayGround' window that can be hidden behind the borders of the screen like a tool-bar, and contains shortcut-buttons to all shutdown options, the 'Timer-Event List' and an overview of important settings. SHDN! further has a built-in logging-feature for logging all Windows' starts and shutdowns either to an own log-file or to the NT4, 2000, or XP EventLog.
It is worth noting that SHDN! has been on the Shareware market since 1996, and it is the work of one man who has invested all his time in this one tool. It has been - and still is - at the top of downloads on many important Shareware sites. Lastly, the tool is also supported by 'Motherboard Monitor,' a great Freeware tool that watches heat, fan speed, and voltage and can shut down your PC via SHDN! if it gets too hot.
Overall, SHDN! is an outstanding automation utility software with a lot of features and incredible capabilities that make computer shutdown a seamless process.
What's New
Version 4.5x: N/A