What is a timer and where is it in windows 10
What is a timer!? A timer is a device (program) that can count backwards! From established to zero.
It turned out that Windows 10 has a timer! Wow! Not even a measly 20 years have passed...
3 OS have passed through me. And judging by them, one could assume that all sorts of crap would be added, but only what was not needed! That's what I thought about Windows 10! Once again, remembering such a convenient thing as a reverse middle name timer when you work at the computer!
Timer Plus
This application is designed for sports lovers. Timer Plus allows you to effectively alternate between training and rest. The app includes a Tabata timer, a round timer for CrossFit, and a stopwatch for runners. Plus, there's nothing stopping you from creating your own time counters if you follow a custom workout program.
Timer Plus has a very bright, contrasting interface, which makes it easier to monitor the passage of minutes without looking at the gadget screen for a long time. In addition, in the application settings you can find several options that allow you to interact with the timer without picking up your smartphone.
For example, Timer Plus can flash the flash or screen of the device, warning you about the end of the next round, and also notify you by voice.
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Timer Plus – Timer Plus
Developer: VGFIT LLC
Price: Free
How to start a timer (countdown) in Windows 10
After which we get to the menu for managing all timers, alarms and stopwatches - select the timer.
Here we see several buttons. Which will interest us... from left to right, the first button is to return the timer to the starting point, the second is to start the timer,
And the third button is to make the timer fill the entire width and height of the program window.
If we click on the clock (first photo) and a new window opens where we can set the timer time.
Here we set the time that you need to count down and at the bottom you can also see the timer control buttons.
When the timer ends, you will hear a beep and a pop-up should appear on the right.
Google Clock
A very convenient application from Google without unnecessary bells and whistles. It can show the time in all cities of the world, serves as an alarm clock, and also performs the functions of a timer and stopwatch.
Adding a timer to Google Clock is easy: go to the appropriately named tab, type in how many hours, minutes, and seconds you want, then start the process.
You can simultaneously create as many counters as you like and scroll through them by moving your finger across the screen from top to bottom. Timers can be given any names so as not to confuse them. And on the next Google Clock tab there is a simple stopwatch.
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Watch
Developer: Google LLC
Price: Free
How to enable the computer shutdown timer in Windows 10 via the Run panel
As I already said, about the timer described above, it can’t do anything except a dull signal!
But is there a way to enable windows 10 computer shutdown timer !? Certainly! There are several ways to start the sleep timer in Windows 10 , consider this action through the “Run panel”:
Press “WIN” + R, you should see the “Run” panel:
Enter “shutdown -s -tTIME IN SECONDS” and press enter and a system notification appears on the right that the computer shutdown timer is turned on and that it will turn off after the time you set!
Where and why to use a timer?
A few words about why you might need a time countdown:
- A one-page website selling a course.
- Timer until the end of the promotion.
- Timer until the end of a competition or blog event.
- How many days does your blog live?
- Make a website stub with a countdown.
- How much time is left until the new year or any other holiday.
- How long will the sale last?
- How much time do you have to purchase a product at a low price?
How to enable windows 10 computer sleep timer via command line
What is the difference between the shutdown timer in Windows 10 via the “Run panel” and the shutdown timer in Windows 10 via the command line!? because there is an additional command line option.
Type “cmd” and press enter.
On the command line, enter the same thing: “shutdown -s -tTIME IN SECONDS” and press enter
How to start the computer shutdown timer in Windows 10 →via .bat file
Why do we need a bat file!? If you already have the timer enabled from the “Run” panel and the “Command Line”. Well, for example, which is easier, create a file on the desktop (or in any other place) and click on it, or remember what this command is, where I wrote it down, where I wrote this file, etc. and here’s one file, click and you’re done!
Click on the place where you will have the “body file” RMB (right mouse button)
Create a text document:
Inside it (text document) we write (in any program, for example notepad) exactly the same command that we analyzed earlier:
shutdown -s -t 1200
Next, we rename our text file to something logical, for example TIMER-EXIT.bat
And then clicking on this file, you will get the same result:
«The system shutdown timer is on!«
Program operating modes Shutdown timer
In total, the program provides 4 operating modes:
- Timer mode in which a user-selected action is performed after a set period of time.
- “Alarm clock” mode, i.e. performing an action upon the arrival of a specified time of day.
- “When the user is inactive” mode - the selected action is performed when the computer is idle (the user does not use the mouse, keyboard or any other device, no video or audio is played, etc.) for a specified time.
- The “After closing the program” mode is an action when shutting down or closing the window of the user-selected program (the list of available applications for monitoring is displayed in the corresponding utility menu).
In the settings of the Shutdown Timer utility, you can find several auxiliary functions:
- Adding a program to the Windows startup list.
- Automatically turn on the timer (or other operating mode) immediately after launching the utility.
- Ability to set a password to control the utility (if set, without entering the password you will not be able to cancel the selected action, enter the program settings menu, or close it).
- Ability to enable/disable the action delay window (if enabled, a dialog box will open before the action is executed, in which you can cancel the command).
- Change the interface design - dark or light color.
Thus, the Shutdown Timer utility can be called a full-featured replacement for standard Windows tools for turning off a PC or performing any simple actions.
Start Windows 10 sleep timer →by pressing a keyboard button
We repeat, all actions. which are described in this paragraph
After your body file is ready, right-click on it (right mouse button).
We are looking for the line send → desktop (create shortcut)
Click on the shortcut → RMB (right mouse button) → properties → shortcut → keyboard shortcut:
We check the functionality of starting the Windows 10 shutdown timer - sometimes single buttons do not work! You need to find one that will work, or enter a keyboard shortcut!
How to turn off windows 10 computer sleep timer
For two cases
1).
turn off “ windows 10 sleep timer via run panel ” and 2). turn off “ turn off windows 10 via command line ” will be similar!
Enter the command “shutdown -a” and press enter:
And the system will tell you that your logout timer is turned off:
