Lights-Out Alternatives

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   Airytec Switch Off

    37 likes

   Switch Off is a lightweight, easy-to-use, tray-based system utility that can automatically shutdown, suspend or hibernate your system. The user-friendly, intuitive interface is designed to seamlessly integrate into Windows and provide quick access to all operations through the...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • Russia

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   • Airytec Switch Off is the most popular Windows alternative to Lights-Out.

   • Airytec Switch Off is the most popular free alternative to Lights-Out.

   • Airytec Switch Off is Free and ProprietaryLights-Out is Freemium and Proprietary
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   Shutter Utility

    14 likes

   Shutter is a multifunctional scheduling utility, which has a user friendly and easy-to-use interface and supports many different Events and Actions.

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • Australia

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

   +6

   

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   AMP WinOFF

    26 likes

   AMP WinOFF is an utility designed to schedule the shut down of Windows computers, with several shut down modes and fully configurable. Some of its features are:

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Dshutdown

    11 likes

   A stand-alone program that allows you to easily shutdown and wake up local or remote PCs, with many specific options.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • Italy
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

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   Shutdown8

    4 likes

   Shutdown8 is a simple program that allows users to shut down their computers with a timer. Users can simply add this program onto the taskbar and select the Shut down, Log off, Restart, Timer, Sleep or Hibernate menu.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Shutdown Scheduler

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

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   Alternate Shutdown

    1 like

   This program gives you the opportunity to shutdown your computer either after a period of time or at a specific date/time setting.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Shutdown Scheduler

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

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   Easy Shutdown

    2 likes

   Automatically Shutdown Computer easily on a daily or weekly basis. You can even use the Easy Shutdown Softwareto automatically shutdown computer but skip selected days. In case you would like to shutdown computer daily without skipping any day, you can use the Daily Actions...

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   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Shutdown Scheduler

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

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   • Easy Shutdown is the most popular commercial alternative to Lights-Out.

   • Easy Shutdown is Paid and ProprietaryLights-Out is Freemium and Proprietary
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    WakeupOnStandBy

     6 likes

    Have you ever thought about how much energy your computers use up at night or when they're not in use? Have you ever wondered if it's possible to wake up your system from a sleep mode (or hibernation) using a resident program and not waste all that energy?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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    Daxtar's Shutdown Timer

     5 likes

    Daxtar's Shutdown Timer is a minimalistic tool to schedule your System's Shutdown via GUI or command-line. The Tool docks at the Windows System Tray.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Shutdown Scheduler

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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    • Daxtar's Shutdown Timer is the most popular Open Source alternative to Lights-Out.

    • Daxtar's Shutdown Timer is Free and Open SourceLights-Out is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Auto StandBy Pro

     2 likes

    With successful digital media revolution, people are now capable of using desktops and systems on daily basis to perform different types of computational tasks, internet uses and posting new articles on the personal blogs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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    Auto powerOn and shutdown

     4 likes

    Resume from power-off state - Auto Poweron & Shutdown allows you to auto-start up your computer to work at a specified date and time, even if the system was stopped in hibernation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Shutdown Scheduler

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

    +1

    

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    Shutdown Scheduler

     2 likes

    It is a utility allowing to automate shutting the system down or closing specified applications. It is also able to break a modem connection, restart or hibernate the system or even put it to standby mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • Poland
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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