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How to hibernate your PC when it's left idle at night

Create a KeyRoutines routine with an Idle trigger set to 60 minutes and an If with Time and day for night hours. A second If with App is running stops the routine when something like Steam is still busy; otherwise Hibernate saves everything and powers down after a countdown.

Steps

  1. 1

    Wait for an idle hour

    Add Idle set to 60 minutes.

  2. 2

    Only at night

    Add an If with Time and day from 00:00 to 07:00 every day; put the next steps inside it.

  3. 3

    Leave busy apps alone

    Add an If with App is running for Steam or your download app, with Stop routine inside it.

  4. 4

    Hibernate

    Add Hibernate with a 60-second countdown so you can cancel if you're still there.

Tips

  • Hibernate needs hibernation turned on in Windows' power options; the step tells you if it's off.
  • Idle doesn't count time while a full-screen app is in front by default, so a film left playing won't trigger it.

Questions

Why hibernate instead of sleep?
Hibernate uses no power at all and still brings your apps back. Swap in Sleep if you prefer.
Is it free?
Yes. Every block here is free.

Blocks this routine uses

Trigger · SystemFree

Idle

Idle starts a routine after you've gone a set time without keyboard or mouse input. It's the trigger for "I've stepped away": lock, pause, save, or tidy.

Condition · ScheduleFree

Time and day

Time and day is true between two times on the days you choose, and optionally only within a date range. It answers questions like 'is it working hours?' so a routine does the right thing for the time of day.

Condition · AppsFree

App is running

App is running is a condition that is true while a chosen app or game is open. It's the simplest way to make a routine skip a step, or wait, based on what you have running.

Step · Flow and routinesFree

Stop routine

Stop routine ends the current run right there. You choose how it should be recorded and can add a short message, which makes the run history easy to read later.

Step · SystemFree

Hibernate

Hibernate saves everything to disk and powers the PC down, so it uses no power but comes back with your apps where you left them. People put it at the end of an evening routine or after a long download.

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