Following this answer I'm using a batch file to copy some files from my C: drive to another drive on shutdown. Due to the amount of the files this may take up to a few minutes. This is not a problem if I really shutdown my machine. But sometimes I need to just reboot and the batch file is then executed as well. Is there any possibility to find out in my batch file whether I'm rebooting or shutting down?
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1Have your script create a temporary file with "time last run" in it? Using something like https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54632207/time-comparison-in-windows-batch-script – Mokubai Mar 03 '23 at 09:18
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@Mokubai That won't help. If my script ran last yesterday, I want it to run when I do a shutdown today but not if I reboot today. – Bill Tür stands with Ukraine Mar 03 '23 at 09:23
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1Does How to detect a shutdown or reboot? answer your question? – DavidPostill Mar 03 '23 at 10:02
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@DavidPostill: Worth an answer, but should take notice of this answer. – harrymc Mar 03 '23 at 11:45
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How can I distinguish a shutdown from a reboot?
You can use the following script:
@echo off for /f "tokens=3 delims= " %%i in ('wevtutil qe system /c:1 /rd:true /f:text /q:"*[System/EventID=1074]" ^| findstr /c:"Shutdown Type"') do ( set shutdownType=%%i ) if ["%shutdownType%"]==["shutdown"] ( :: your shutdown code here ) else ( :: if not a shutdown, do something else )
Source: How to detect a shutdown or reboot?
As per comment from harrymc please also read and take note of this answer.
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