Executing a batch script on Windows shutdown

Question

Is there any way, in Windows 7 Professional, to run a batch script (e.g., a .BAT file) when the user clicks on \"shutdown\" (not a batch file scheduled to shut

Answer 1

Programatically this can be achieved with SCHTASKS:

SCHTASKS /Create /SC ONEVENT /mo "Event[System[(EventID=1074)]]" /EC Security /tn on_shutdown_normal /tr "c:\some.bat" 

SCHTASKS /Create /SC ONEVENT /mo "Event[System[(EventID=6006)]]" /EC Security /tn on_shutdown_6006 /tr "c:\some.bat" 

SCHTASKS /Create /SC ONEVENT /mo "Event[System[(EventID=6008)]]" /EC Security /tn on_shutdown_6008 /tr "c:\some.bat"