You will be prompted to enter your current Windows password.Go to the Conditions tab, uncheck the option “ Start the task only if the computer is on AC power” and click OK.Command '(New-Object Media.SoundPlayer 'C:\Windows\Media\Windows Shutdown.wav').PlaySync()' Copy and paste the following command into the “Add arguments” text box. Type PowerShell in the Program/script text box. Set the action type to Start a program.
Click the Log drop-down to select System, enter 1074 (user initiated shutdown) in the Event ID text box and click OK. Next, click the “Configure for” drop-down and select Windows 10. Choose “ Run whether user is logged on or not” and check the “ Run with highest privileges” option. How to Make Windows 10 Play Shutdown Sound In this tutorial we’ll show you how to make Windows 10 play shutdown sound using Task Scheduler. Windows 10 shutdown sound not playing? Starting with Windows 8, sounds for the logon, logoff and shutdown events have been disabled completely, but the sound files remain in the system location: C:\Windows\Media.