Automatic shutdown after virus scan

Gbear

I want to run a Windows Security Essentials scan on my computer at night and I want my computer to automatically shut down afterwards.

The computer's in my room and it generates alot of heat and noise (one of the graphics card fans is wonky) so I might be able to fall asleep with it left on but it'll wake me up during the night and if nothing else it's a waste of electricity.

I can't see any way to perform this in WSE so I was thinking Task Scheduler might work.

Any ideas?

Torqay

Gbear wrote: »

I can't see any way to perform this in WSE so I was thinking Task Scheduler might work.

Any ideas?

Use this batch file with the Task Scheduler:

cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials
MpCmdRun.exe -scan -scantype 2
shutdown -s -t 180

This will shutdown the computer 3 minutes (180 seconds) after a full system scan, you can choose from 3 different scan types:

0 Default, according to your configuration
1 Quick scan
2 Full system scan

If you need to abort the shutdown, you'll have 3 minutes after the scan is completed to run the following command:

shutdown -a

Gbear

Torqay wrote: »

Use this batch file with the Task Scheduler:

cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials
MpCmdRun.exe -scan -scantype 2
shutdown -s -t 180

This will shutdown the computer 3 minutes (180 seconds) after a full system scan, you can choose from 3 different scan types:

0 Default, according to your configuration
1 Quick scan
2 Full system scan

If you need to abort the shutdown, you'll have 3 minutes after the scan is completed to run the following command:

shutdown -a

In my computer, the file is in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client" so I just changed the destination.
Thanks.

Gbear

Torqay wrote: »

Use this batch file with the Task Scheduler:

cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials
MpCmdRun.exe -scan -scantype 2
shutdown -s -t 180

This will shutdown the computer 3 minutes (180 seconds) after a full system scan, you can choose from 3 different scan types:

0 Default, according to your configuration
1 Quick scan
2 Full system scan

If you need to abort the shutdown, you'll have 3 minutes after the scan is completed to run the following command:

shutdown -a

I don't really understand how I run the task scheduler with this. Is that in the triggers or the actions? If it's the trigger, then what's the action or vice versa?

Torqay

Gbear wrote: »

I don't really understand how I run the task scheduler with this.

Do you know how to create a batch file with notepad? If the answer is yes, follow the instructions in this tutorial:

How to schedule a Batch File to run automatically in Windows 7

Gbear

Torqay wrote: »

Do you know how to create a batch file with notepad? If the answer is yes, follow the instructions in this tutorial:

How to schedule a Batch File to run automatically in Windows 7

That's that sorted, thanks.