Automate Computer Startup to Scheduling Your PC's On Time

[darkar]

Is there a way to set my computer auto switch on at certain time?

 

[Snitz]

no, I don't think so
but there an auto-shutdown software!

 

[dduardo]

You mean something like this:

http://www.filebot.org/Utilities/System-Utilities/item11141-1.htm

 

[Anttech]

magic packets can also do this

 

[exequor]

Is there a way to set my computer auto switch on at certain time?

My computer's bios has some settings that would allow you to do that.

Also I wrote a simple batch file that shuts down my computer at a scheduled time using "Scheduled Tasks". The same way you can run a simple task and check the box in the settings that says "Wake the computer to run this task".

 

[gonpost]

There's also a special piece of hardware...can't remember the name right now...but we use it on the school network to update all the computers during the night. Kinda scary when at 3 am they all boot up at the same time...

 

[faust9]

Wake on LAN. http://gsd.di.uminho.pt/jpo/software/wakeonlan/mini-howto/wol-mini-howto-2.html#ss2.1

Nothing special now-a-days. Your NIC simply listens for a wake up call over the net.