Schedule Shutdown with PowerAutomate Desktop

Introduction

Today I will show you how to create a PowerAutomate Desktop flow that asks you when you want to shut down your Computer.

The only prerequisites is PowerAutomate Desktop and a Microsoft account.

You can also watch the whole walkthrough as video: https://youtu.be/0UEtlwJ8_Es

1. Add new flow

Open PowerAutomate Desktop and click on New Flow.

You can add any name you like. I'm naming mine Example Shutdown Flow.

2. Select date dialog

Move a Display select data dialog to the editor field.

You can set the Dialog title and the dialog description as you want.

Select by prompt for Date and Time. This is very important.

Now press save and the dialog should close.

3. Difference between times

Now we need the difference between the time selected and the current time in seconds.

First add a Get current date and time action.

Just click save and don't change any values.

Second you have to add a Subtract dates action.

In the From date field click on the {X} symbol on the right side. Then select SelectedDate.

Do the same thing in the Substract date field but ow select CurrentDateTime.

Set Get difference in to Seconds.

4. Shutdown

Add an if element. Set First operand to the variable ButtonPressed. And Second operand to OK.

With this condition the flow only continues when you selected Ok in the dialog. If you click cancel or close Shutdown doesn't get executed.

Add a Wait statement into the if statement and set TimeDifference as Duration.

Then add a Shutdown computer action under the wait statement. Optionally you can select Force so that the PC shutdowns also when there are for instance unsaved files.

5. Run

Now we're finished. Save the flow, close the editor window and then click on run.