Here are several reasons why it’s okay to put your computer into sleep mode instead of shutting it down: You now know that it’s not necessary to shut down your computer every night.

Now, set the frequency at which this task ... Set the start date and the time you want to shut down your PC. Remember to choose AM or PM if you are using a 12-hour clock. After that, click Next.

An artificial intelligence safety firm has found that OpenAI's o3 and o4-mini models sometimes refuse to shut down, and will ...

You wait, hopefully, but nothing changes and finally you shut it down forcibly. When you turn your computer back on, a Windows prompt informs you of what happened and asks what you want to do now.

Macs may not have a power schedule option anymore, but you can still automate startup and shutdown with a series of easy Terminal commands. Macs may not have a power schedule option anymore, but ...