Question Shutdown At Certain Times With Override Protection

cstarker

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Apr 3, 2018
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OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version: 10.0.19044 Build 19044

This is slightly embarrassing, but I'm at my wit's end. I have poorly controlled ADD and it's ruining my sleep schedule. I need something that will repeatedly shut down my computer during a certain time period every day. There also must be override protection within a buffer time before the shutdown period. In other words, my ability to disable or change this automated shutdown must be COMPLETELY disabled any later than about 3 hrs before it begins (yes, I know, my self control sucks). I need this extreme solution until I find a way to control my ADD.

I need something similar to Alarmy for Android. This is a hardcore alarm app that essentially bricks your phone until you deactivate the alarm. A buffer time before the alarm can be set that prevents changes or uninstallation of the app. This helped me immensely.

Task Scheduler is useless because it can be changed at any time. Parental Controls will not work for the same reason and there is nobody I can give the password to and deliberately losing the password is too risky. Maybe a script would work, but there is nothing stopping me from deleting the relevant files.

Does anyone know of an application or script that does this? I basically need malware level stuff to keep myself off my PC at night.
 
You could kind of set it up with a timer on the monitor power cord.

Buy timer.
Buy or make a locked box or cabinet
Run power strip into your choice of lock out area and plug in timer and set up times and down times. Plug monitor into that and LOCK it.

Have key with some one else in your home if you have a 911 to be on computer when you normally would have it off.

Than it would be set like school bells without the sound but you know the bell goes off at scheduled times and like or not we follow there daily times.
 
You could kind of set it up with a timer on the monitor power cord.

Buy timer.
Buy or make a locked box or cabinet
Run power strip into your choice of lock out area and plug in timer and set up times and down times. Plug monitor into that and LOCK it.

Have key with some one else in your home if you have a 911 to be on computer when you normally would have it off.

Than it would be set like school bells without the sound but you know the bell goes off at scheduled times and like or not we follow there daily times.

I'm a little confused by the vagueness of your explanation. The timer is acting as a switch to shut the power supply on and off? What's stopping me from just unlocking it?

Ugh, there are so many digital wellness tools for phones, but not PCs.