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Windows 98 - Shut down the computer automatically after defragmentation

November 30, 2013
Updated: April 14, 2022
Quick overview:

Windows 98 and Me defragmentation is often a time-consuming process, especially if the hard disk has been without the tidying up process for a long time. We have a little trick for you to make your life easier and shut down the computer automatically after defragmentation. For example, you can go to bed in the evening and the computer will do its job and then go to sleep too.

Auto shutdown - how it works

1. Right-click on the desktop and select New/text file. Open this file and enter the following content:

@echo off
Start /w Defrag.exe/full/all/noprompt/P/H
rundll32.exe user,exitwindows
exit

2. Click on File/Save as... in the menu bar and select File type under All files. Now enter the name Filename in the Defragmentation.bat window. Now select Save.

3. After double-clicking on the saved file, the defragmentation starts and automatically shuts down the computer at 100%.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in 2001, his helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write for international publications such as PC-Praxis, Computerbild, PCWorld in the USA, IMTEST.de and Hifi.de. Sandro's main job is as Global Product Marketing Lead and Consultant for various global tech companies, including Microsoft, AVG, Avast, Nero, TeamViewer, Swiss IT Security Group and now currently in the fintech sector for Gendigital. But he can't get rid of his passion and shares his tweaks here again. Privately, he enjoys traveling the world and loves Asia, especially Japan, Singapore and Korea, but also natural places like Iceland and the Nordics. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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