What is Slawdog Smart Shutdown?

What is Smart Shutdown?

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Slawdog Smart Shutdown is a utility that allows you to shutdown, log off, reboot, lock, power off, hibernate, disconnect from the Internet/network, or go into standby mode in Windows, both manually and automatically.

With help of Slawdog Smart Shutdown, you can:

Turn off, log off, reboot, lock, power off, hibernate, disconnect from the internet/network and go to stand by mode in Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 Server.
Shut down and reboot network computers.
Set message reminders.
Execute actions manually or automatically.
Choose between two types of setting events time in automatic mode: after some period of time or at a concrete time e.g. "After 20 minutes" or "At 2:30PM".
Stop the countdown and start it again.
Shutdown, reboot etc. with just one click!
Schedule everyday shutdowns
Display warning message before shutdown, reboot etc.
Play a sound or sound file before shutdown, reboot etc.
Cancel the shutdown process just by pressing a button on the warning message box.
Empty the Recycle bin on shutdown, reboot etc.
Control the program and execute actions using only the system tray.
Shutdown in a smart way: The program will identify if you are inactive for a certain period of time and execute the specified action.
Create and manage profiles for different users and occasions in which all tunings are stored. Every time you launch Smart Shutdown, you will find everything exactly the same as it was after you last used it.
Run Smart Shutdown from the command line, allowing you to shut down Windows without even pressing a button on the program window.
Eject any of your removable media on shutdown, reboot etc.
Password protect all shutdown commands and program options
Run the program in "silent" mode
Disable/enable windows shutdown commands in Windows Start menu
Program actions to be executed even if no user is logged on

NOTE: Due to the differences among Windows 95, 98, Me, and NT/2000/XP/2003 Server, the program doesn't show or enable the same options for all operating systems.