Detect the computer being idle, based on having no interactive signed in Windows sessions, and shut down the computer fully after a configurable period of time.
Machines running ShutdownBuddy will "properly" shut down when no-one is signed in, and not just sleep or hibernate.
An installer is provided in releases.
To perform a silent installation, use the installer and provide the /verysilent switch. You may also set the configuration parameters to set in the registry as the example below.
install-ShutdownBuddy.exe /verysilent /EvaluationIntervalSeconds=60 /ShutdownAfterIdleForSeconds=3600 /DebugLog=0
To uninstall, run the uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\ShutdownBuddy\unins000.exe" /verysilent
Configuration uses the Windows registry.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\upfold.org.uk\ShutdownBuddy
Possible config options in this registry key:
DebugLog -- DWORD. Set to 1 to log activity to a temporary file in C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\Sdb*.tmp
EvaluationIntervalSeconds -- DWORD. How frequently, in seconds, to evaluate for interactive sessions.
ShutdownAfterIdleForSeconds -- DWORD. How many seconds of idle computer (i.e. no interactive sessions) before issuing a shutdown. This is periodically evaluated as above.