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This is a simple way to drive the average Windows user completely insane. The methods are slightly different for XP and Vista, so I'll go over both ways.
Note: I'm using XP with a Vista theme in most of these pictures.
Note: I'm using XP with a Vista theme in most of these pictures.
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Signing UpStep 1Disable the UAC (Vista Only)
The Vista UAC is possibly the most annoying feature in Vista, and it will prevent our shutdown script from executing if we don't disable it. So let's do that. There are a few different ways, but I think this is the quickest and easiest way. Open Notepad, then copy and paste the following:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"EnableLUA"=dword:00000000
Click File > Save As, change the Save as type from Text Documents to All Files, and save it as DisableUAC.reg. Then double-click the file you just created and click OK when it asks if you want to merge it into the registry.
Now we're ready to write the shutdown script.
Note: If you need to re-enable the UAC later, just change it to "EnableLUA"=dword:00000001.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"EnableLUA"=dword:00000000
Click File > Save As, change the Save as type from Text Documents to All Files, and save it as DisableUAC.reg. Then double-click the file you just created and click OK when it asks if you want to merge it into the registry.
Now we're ready to write the shutdown script.
Note: If you need to re-enable the UAC later, just change it to "EnableLUA"=dword:00000001.
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Impossible to abort. At least, if you set the /t 30 to be /t 3.
But still, good job on thinking of that!