Auto Shutdown After Download

[Biggie Shackleton]

This has been suggested before. I am going to suggest it again to try and keep the dream alive. The dream is a simple one. It's one where I can leave my computer on to download 60gig games, safe in the knowledge that when I go to bed the computer will turn itself off and not use energy/overheat and somehow burn my house down... or something... and to be able to do that without 3rd party software...

Bigs

[=Snappy=]

estimate the total download time, convert to seconds, then use windows command-line

shutdown /s /t xxx

where xxx is the time in seconds to wait before shutdown.

example: 3h:40m download... I usually give it a little extra time depending on how long of a DL it is (and really, technically, you shouldn't even have to do this, but an extra 5 mins is probably a good idea just to make sure "housekeeping" etc. tasks are finished) ... so let's say 5 mins in this case:

13200 for 3h:40m + 300 for an extra 5 mins =

shutdown /s /t 13500

built-in to windows; no 3rd party software required.

sorry if this doesn't meet your requirements but you are a hell of a lot more likely to get satisfaction this way, than waiting on valve. the dream is dead.

and yes, I know this is relatively inconvenient compared to a built in feature -- although it is still quite easy, in absolute terms -- but think about also: how often do you really have this situation going on? in my experience: infrequently enough that using this solution is an adequate stand-in for a built-in feature.

I don't usually do this, but ... hell, i'll even throw in the "tutorial" for how to open the command-line:

[windows key] + R, then type "cmd" and press ENTER.

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also FWIW, your PC ain't gonna burn your house down. (disclaimer: probably.... probably ain't gonna burn your house down.) but i use this too cuz, there's no reason to leave your PC running. (...unless of course there is a reason to leave your PC running.)