Step 1 of 3
What game are you downloading?
AI is identifying your game and fetching official cover art...
AI Match Found
Game Title
Genre • Developer
Is this the exact game you are downloading?
Step 2 of 3
Pick Your Platform & Drive
Select the launcher you are downloading from so AutoShutter monitors the right download folder and process.
Step 3 of 3
Your Custom PowerShell Script
Copy this code, open Windows PowerShell, paste it in, and press Enter.
Step-by-Step Instructions
How to Use AutoShutter
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Start your download first Make sure your game is actively downloading inside Steam, Epic Games, or the Xbox app before running the script.
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Open Windows PowerShell Press Win + X on your keyboard and click Terminal or Windows PowerShell.
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Paste the Script & Press Enter Click Copy PowerShell Script above, right-click inside your PowerShell window to paste it, and hit Enter.
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Turn Off Your Monitor & Sleep Easy Leave PowerShell open. Every 30 seconds it checks your download. As soon as your game finishes downloading and unpacking, Windows shuts down automatically!
Under the Hood
How AutoShutter Works
Folder & Disk Telemetry Verification
Launchers keep active staging files while downloading and unpacking (like
steamapps\downloading in Steam) and generate continuous network/disk I/O. The script requires multiple consecutive zero-activity checks so it never shuts down during a brief network dip.
Built-In Windows Anti-Sleep Guard
By enabling the Keep PC Awake Guard, the script calls the native Windows
SetThreadExecutionState API so your PC won't accidentally go into sleep mode halfway through your download—without permanently changing your Windows Settings.
Need to cancel the countdown?
Run
shutdown /a in PowerShell or Win+R at any time.