Shutdown Automaton v1.4.1
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What's new in v.1.4.1
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- Fixed bugs when system resumes from sleep or hibernation, when user inactivity schedule is active.
What's new in v.1.4
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- Improved web access interface : - you can now see info about the pc you are connected to.
- your LAN IP
- Fixed bugs when system resumes from sleep or hibernation, when user inactivity schedule and auto-start option are active.
- Minor bug fixes and gui improvements.
# For tips see wiki page: http://sourceforge.net/p/shutdownauto/wiki/Shutdown Automaton Home/
SUMMARY
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* Installation
* General description
* Instructions
* Features
* Changelog
* Requirements
* Licenses
* Contact & links
INSTALLATION
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Just download the setup file to the folder of your choice and run the installation wizard.
After installation find shutdown automaton on your desktop.
**IMPORTANT: .Net framework 4 is required either way**
You can download it from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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Shutdown Automaton is a lightweight and user-friendly utility that enables you to schedule shutdown and other power related functions seamlessly.
Also a simple web interface allows you to operate it from anywhere on the Internet. Furthermore, using a special mode, can cleanup your pc before
shutdown.
Its free, open source .
INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Select a shutdown action (shutdown, restart, log-off, lock, sleep,hibernation, app launch)
2. Choose a desired schedule from three modes (date & time, timer, inactivity period, file monitoring)
-First mode contains the frequency submodes : once, daily, weekly -> choose one tha fits your needs
-Third mode contains the submodes : computer inactivity & user inactivity -> choose one tha fits your needs
-Fourth mode opts for a file to monitor, select one and choose event triggers(e.g file deletion)
3. Hit "run" to save & execute your choices.(To stop a running schedule just hit stop)
If you want to run the specific schedule automatically every time you start windows
click from settings: -> start automatically when Windows starts
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-> Auto-run this schedule from main window
If you want program starting minimized as tray icon
click form settings: -> start everytime minimized
If you want to disable notifications
click form settings: -> disable notification ballons
To terminate the application right-click its tray icon & click Exit
REMOTE WEB ACCESS
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To enable remote access go to settings->remote page
1.Then choose a port and insert your credentials (username + password)
2.Then hit enable button to enable web access, from now on as long as the program is running you will be able
to shutodown/restart/log off/lock/sleep/hibernate/start an app remotely from a browser by typing:
http://ip:port/
To disable web access hit disable button at remote settings page.
FEATURES
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- Power functions supported (shutdown, restart, log-off, lock, hibernation)
- Possible schedules :
o Specific date and time (once,daily,weekly).
o Time counter.
o System idle time (computer or user inactivity).
o Monitoring of a file change or a process exit.
- quick predifined schedules
-Remote web access : you can perform shutdown automaton's actions remotely from any browser.
- Can automatically perform PC cleaning actions before shutting down the PC.
- Can be set to start when windows starts, save the last schedule and start it automatically everytime program starts, run minimized as a system tray icon, restart a schedule after sleep/lock,
provide notifications and warn user before execution
Changelog (older versions)
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What's new in v.1.4
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#Improved web access interface : - you can now see info about the pc you are connected to.
- your LAN IP
#Fixed bugs when system resumes from sleep or hibernation, when user inactivity schedule and auto-start option are active.
#Minor bug fixes and gui improvements.
Version 1.3.9
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#Enhanced shutdown : improved scheduling of cleaning actions.
fix bugs for folder's contents cleaning action.
fix enhanced shutdown quick schedule stop functionality.
#Added the ability to cancel all the available web access actions.
#User inactivity schedule now tracks user's input when system resumes from sleep.
#Small fixes and tweaks
Version 1.3.8
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#A new action "Enhanced Shutdown" has been added in the available actions.
Enhanced Shutdown can perform automatically cleanup of your Windows PC before shutdown.
From a special menu you can select the cleaning actions that will be perfomed.
"Enhanced Shutdown" has also been added to web access interface options.
#Third schedule now shows minutes of inactiviy.
#CPU inactivity schedule now runs in a separate thread when active, without slowing down
main interface.
#Bug fixes and user interface improvements.
Version 1.3.3
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#2nd schedule countdown has been redesigned. You now have the ability to stack multiple timers.
For more info see : http://sourceforge.net/p/shutdownauto/wiki/Fire%20multiple%20timers/
#ability to emit periodic sound during warning message, has been added.
#Tray icon changes when a schedule is active.
#Remote shutdown feature has been added!
Now you can shutdown/restart/sleep/... your pc from your laptop,tablet or mobile phone.
You simply open your browser,type the ip + selected port and you can access shutdown automaton's actions.
#Improve stability during application loading (fixed some crash cases when application starts)
Version 1.2
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#Hibernation option has been added to the available actions (+ quick hibernation schedule)
#"Start an application" has been added to the available actions S.A can perform
#New schedule type : Process end monitoring (when a selected process exits) has been added
#Autostart schedule options are visible in the main window now and only for the schedule types that are relevant
#Schedule-related tweaks and bug fixes
#Fix an application crash when trying to launch applications that require administrator rights
#Fix sleep,lock schedule random activation bug when system resumes from sleep or unlocks.
#Certain schedules have been tweaked to support new scenarios created by the new actions added
#Improvements on the GUI and correction of graphical inconsistencies.
Version 1.1.9
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#New notification system has been added
(Notification balloon is displayed everytime you start a schedule, notification icon's tooltip displays current status of the program)
#The option to display a warning certain time before executing an action
#The interface has been tweaked to be more subtle (e.g program now starts minimized by default)
#Notification icon's context menu has been enhanced with quick schedule options and basic program functionalities
#start after sleep, lock should now work properly
#In daily and weekly program, time input will not get corrupted under certain scenarios
#Improvements on the GUI and correction of graphical inconsistencies.
Version 1.1.2
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# New schedule mode : File monitoring (when a selected file changes a certain shutdown action is triggered) -> available event triggers: file deletion & renaming
# Additon of "lock" my computer in the available actions that Shutdown Automaton can perform
# Option "now" has been added to the system tray icon menu for immediate (shutdown/restart/logoff/lock/sleep) action
# Daily and weekly schedule should now always remain active (unless of course hit stop button..)
# Sleep/lock schedule restart option has been placed in the main window and its functionality has been tweaked
# Settings and about windows should not allow multiple intances initiating when pushing their button.
# Improvements on the GUI and correction of graphical inconsistencies, schedule selection should now be more obvious & simple
Version 1.0.1 (first stable edition)
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# The ability to set time schedule daily or weekly.
# A new option to schedule a shutdown based on computer's cpu inactivity.
# The addition of stop button to terminate the activated schedule anytime.
# The ability to restart a schedule after sleep has been added.
# An important time calculation bug has been corrected, schedule based on datetime should now work correctly.
# Countdown based schedule has been redesigned
# Improvements on the GUI and correction of graphical inconsistencies.
# New setup installer
# Bug fixes concerning stability & accuracy of each schedule option.
REQUIREMENTS
Has been tested under Windows 7, 8 & Vista
IMPORTANT: It requires .Net framework 4
You can download it from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851
LICENSES
Shutdown Automaton is under the GNU GPL 3.0 license. It does not use any third-party software parts.
CONTACT & LINKS
Visit https://sourceforge.net/projects/shutdownauto/ for info about the project.
Please send me feedback to: mike.giannikos [at] gmail [dot] com
