Windows 7 Command Line Timed Log Off

Question

This command immediately logs off the user:

shutdown /l /f

/l = This option will immediately log off the current user on the current machine. You can not use the /l option with the /m option to log off a remote computer. The /d, /t, and /c options are also not available with /l.

As I can't use /t /c switches, I can't time the log off.

Note: It should logoff even after closing the command.

Any alternate ways?

Answer 1

You can create a scheduled task using schtasks:

schtasks /create /st 09:50 /sc once /tr logoff /tn LogOff

This would create a new scheduled task at 09:50, which is run once. It will execute logoff (logoff should do the same as shutdown /l /f) and the task will be named "LogOff".

Answer 2

Edit: Full Solution. However schtasks does not support scheduling in the next 10 seconds. The soonest next schedule is when its a new minute.

@echo on

for /F "tokens=1-3 delims=:." %%a in ("%time%") do (
set Hour=%%a
set Minute=%%b
set Seconds=%%c
)

set /A newTime=(Hour*3600) + (Minute*60) + (Seconds + 60)
set /A Hour=newTime/3600
set /A Minute=(newTime %% 3600) / 60
set /A Seconds=(newTime %% 3600) %% 60

if %Hour% gtr 23 (set Hour=0) ELSE (IF %Hour% lss 10 set Hour=0%Hour%)
IF %Minute% lss 10 set Minute=0%Minute%
IF %Seconds% lss 10 set Seconds=0%Seconds%

Set TaskTime=%Hour%:%Minute%:%Seconds%
Echo %Time%
Echo %TaskTime%

schtasks /delete /tn "LogOff" /f

schtasks /create /st %TaskTime% /sc once /tr logoff /tn "LogOff"

Answer 3

You can make an AutoIt script to delay running the command:

; Initialize variables
$second = 1000

; Script options
Opt("TrayAutoPause", 0) ; 0 = no pause, 1 = pause
Opt("TrayIconHide", 1)  ; 0 = show, 1 = hide tray icon

; Optionally, sleep for a number of seconds before starting the process
If 0 < $CmdLine[0] Then
    Sleep( $CmdLine[1] * $second )
EndIf

Run("shutdown /l /f")

After you compile the script into a program, you can call it from a batch file:

@echo off
start "" DelayLogoff.exe 10
pause

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Tip: You could just put this whole thing in a batch file, but using a hidden AutoIt script avoids the problems of the otherwise very nice Windows Timeout program.

Answer 4

Couldn't find anything on google searches so....

I did this with a Vista/Server 2008R2 GPO: Create and edit a GPO via GPMC on a 2008R2 or later DC. Goto Computer/Preferences/Control Panel/Scheduled Tasks. Schedule two tasks, one for 15 min. warning, one for logoff. For each assign the task to be run by Domain Users (Check groups to enable). Run only when user is logged in. Run with highest priority. Schedule the message task 15 min.s prior to the shutdown task. Respective Actions are Take action: Display a Message and Take Action: Run a Program: C:\windows\system32\logoff.exe.

Make sure the message is set to run first.

Regards.