The following features, listed by license type, make Auto Shutdown Manager the best and most complete network-enabled PC power management solution for laptops, desktops, and servers.

Released for: Windows 11/10/8.x/7/Vista, Server 2025/2022/2019/2016/2012R2 (64/32 Bit). For WOL Proxies also Java supporting devices such as Raspberry PI.

 

 

Feature Description

Enterprise:

Standard Licenses
and all Bundle Packages

Education / Government:

EDU, NPO, GOV
Licenses

 

Free:

(Light Version for private use only)

Core Functionality: Intelligent Shutdown & Wake-Up
Shutdown based on Timer countdown
Supported
Supported
Supported
Forced Shutdown based on Time Rules
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Time Rules (for further automation, e.g., starting applications, messages, power on/off, stopping/starting shutdown timers, and much more)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Detection of running Applications (e.g. PowerPoint)
Supported
Supported
Supported
Wake-Up PC from Sleep
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Auto shutdown mode selection (e.g. use Standby in the afternoon, Hibernate or PowerOff at night)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Dependent on Power mode (AC / DC)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Windows Power Management: Respect / Ignore Windows Power Management settings
Supported
Supported
Supported

Screen Saver Management

  • Keep display always on
  • Keep display on while selected applications are running
  • Switch display off after x minutes of PC idle time (optional: and lock PC)
  • Switch display off as soon as PC is locked (WIN+L or by system)

 

Supported
Supported
Supported
User warnings before Shutdown
Supported
Supported
Supported
Save unsaved documents before shutdown
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Outlook, ...)
Supported
Supported
Supported
Business Times Management
for example prevent shutdown during core business times
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Scheduled Shutdown of local or remote PCs
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Scheduled Wake-Up of local or remote PCs
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Wake on LAN/WAN & Network Automation (WoL/WoW)
MCP Server extends Wake-On-LAN to AI-driven agents (VS Code, N8N, etc.)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Wake On LAN - Local Broadcast - Server -> Clients
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Wake On LAN - Local Broadcast - Clients -> Server
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Wake On LAN - Directed Broadcast - Server -> Clients
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Wake On LAN - Directed Broadcast - Clients -> Server
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Wake On WAN – Remote PC -> Internet -> Server -> Clients, optionally with VPN
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Wake on Wan Client
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Wake On LAN/WAN- WOL Proxy (local, segments, VLANs, Internet)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Wake On LAN/WAN- WOL Proxy for RaspBerry Pi (Java)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Auto-generate WOL Proxies (updates WOL Proxies automatically to ensure reliable WOL after network changes are detected)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Wake on LAN Scheduler with exceptions
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Scheduled Maintenance WoL Wake-Up
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Support for the free Advanced EnviProt Wake On LAN WEB Portal with AD and SSO support
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
WOL - Start virtual machines via Wake On LAN
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Central Management, Policies & Deployment
Central Management
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Organize Power Management Policies by Groups
Supported
Supported
Not Supported

Automatically assign PCs to Power Management Policies by:

  • PC Name filters
  • Active Directory Attributes (like OU=, CN=...)
  • Membership in active directory groups

Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Settings Management and remote deployment
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Centralized Updates
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Maintenance Manager
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
License Manager
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Hidden operation on clients
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Auto Configurator for easiest initial setup
Supported
Supported
Supported
Operation in Background - Windows Service Mode
Supported
Supported
Supported
Operation as Client
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Operation as Server
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Remote Control & Direct Access (Remote Operations)
Remote Power ON / Power Off
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Remote Management
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Remote Power On from Shutdown Mode (completely off)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Remote Shutdown
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Remote Standby
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Remote Hibernate
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Remote Log-Off users
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Remote Restart
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Remote Wake-Up (LAN and WAN)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
System Analysis, Monitoring & Reporting
ITAM - IT Asset Management. Collect and report key assets from your client PCs (CPUs, GPUs, RAM, HDDs, serial numbers, drivers, software, and much more)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported

Performance Counters for in-depth system analysis
Some examples:

  • Network traffic & utilization
  • Detection of processes and their utilization
  • Active user sessions
  • VPN Tunnel active
  • Backup is going on
  • And many more
     
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Analysis of other TCP/IP equipment such as
receivers, printers, production machines for shutdown procedures
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Mouse / Keyboard
Supported
Supported
Supported
CPU Utilization
Supported
Supported
Supported
HDD Utilization
Supported
Supported
Supported
Sound analysis
Supported
Supported
Supported
Log Up and Down times
Supported
Supported
Supported
Power consumption and CO2 reduction analysis
Supported
Supported
Supported
Central Monitoring
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Protocol stored in Central Database
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Identify Clients with Power Supply Problems
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Identify Clients with Thermal Problems
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Identify Clients with Power Management Problems
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Detect IP Clients to prevent shutdown
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Network Clients prevent server shutdown for dynamic servers
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Advanced Automation & Integration
MEM/SCCM Plug-In - Integration into Microsoft® Endpoint Manager / System Center Configuration Manager®
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
File Scanner: create own XML based jobs to schedule WoL, delete clients or move them to other settings groups, add or remove WoL-Proxies
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Run Scripts or Application on Startup
Supported
Supported
Supported
Run Scripts or Application before Shutdown
Supported
Supported
Supported
Support Command Line Arguments
Supported
Supported
Supported
Scheduled Tasks analysis
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Specific Environments & Hardware Support
UPS support (Uninterruptible Power Supply): Automatically switch off selected PCs or PC groups in the event of a power outage, and restart them when power is restored
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
VMware service analysis
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Start virtual machines at Startup
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Suspend virtual machines before Shutdown
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
User Management & Access Control
Auto Login User on Startup (Disable / Enable)
Supported
Supported
Supported
Prevent users from blocking public PCs by staying logged in for long times
Supported
Supported
Not Supported

Simple PC time limitation (access protection)
Limit the PC time per local user and per day on a local machine

Supported
Supported
Supported
Extended PC time protection
Supported
Supported
Supported
Work safety: Limit total PC usage time per user account and weekday  centrally managed and based on Active Directory
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Maintenance reboot after x sleep states
Supported
Supported
Supported