How to Cancel Shutdown on Windows 10

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to cancel shutdown on Windows 10. In the last tutorial, we have seen how to schedule shutdown in Windows using a single command or the task scheduler. The shutdown timer is very useful from time to time, such as when you want to make sure your children don’t use the computer excessively or to automatically shut down Windows at night.

Not only that, sometimes even some programs are configured to automatically shut down Windows. Once you set the shutdown timer, you’re all set.

When the system is about to shut down, Windows displays a simple message like You are about to log off. This message allows you to save the work before Windows shuts down the system. As good as it is, the message offers no way to undo the shutdown, for obvious reasons. If you are doing something important, you may not be ready to shut down your computer.
 

 

How to Cancel Shutdown on Windows 10

As said, although Windows does not offer any visible option, it is very easy to cancel the shutdown using the command prompt.

Step 1: Click on start button and type CMD. Then click on its icon.
 

 
Step 2: Then type the following command before confirming with the Enter key.

shutdown -a

 

 

 
Once you run the command, Windows displays a notification that the planned shutdown has been cancelled.
 

 
If there is no scheduled shutdown, the command prompt will display a message like Unable to abort the system shutdown because no shutdown was in progress. This simply means that there is no scheduled shutdown.
 

 
That’s All!