As computers take on more and more automated tasks, they seem to spend more time fully powered on. In many cases PCs are left running 24 hours a day just to execute some tasks the computer may do during non-working hours.

For example, a disk utility may be set to defrag the hard disk during the middle of the night, or as we move into the era of the digital home, a computer may be left running so that the PVR software can record the user's favorite TV show.

Allowing a computer to go into standby or hibernation and then waking it as needed is a much smarter option. Certainly there are tasks that require the computer to be always on, but for other tasks there is often a better method. Shut Down Expert is designed to resolve these problems of your computer. It supports more type of events

Events supported:

• Turn Off: Turns the computer off
• Turn On: Hibernates the computer immediately and turns it on at the specified time
• Restart: Restarts the computer
• Log Off: Logs the current user off
• Lock Computer: Locks the computer
• Block Input: Blocks all the input
• Unblock Input: Unblocks the input
• Turn Off Monitor: Turns the display off
• Screen Saver: Turns the screen saver on
• Hibernate: Hibernates the computer
• Wake Up: Wakes the computer up from Hibernation, Standby, Monitor Off and Screen Saver modes
• Wake On LAN: Wakes a computer up from your local network
• Start Application: Executes an application
• Close Application: Closes an application
• Defragmenter: Defragments a partition
• Empty Recycle Bin: Clears the Recycle Bin
• Empty Clipboard: Clears the clipboard
• Eject CD-ROM: Ejects the specified CD-ROM device
• Capture Screen: Captures the screen to bitmap
• Message: Message alert
• Beep: Beep alert
• Sound: Sound alert
• Sound Off: Mutes the sound
• Sound On: Restores from mute
• Send Message: Sends a message over the network
• Download: Downloads a file
• Custom keyboard events: Simulates keystrokes for applications