Set Windows 11/10 to Automatically save your restartable apps when you sign out and restart them after you sign in, by changing this setting.

Leaving your computer on can waste money and energy. Use these steps to get Windows and Mac devices to automatically turn off and start up on a schedule.

In other words, Windows 8 will only ever automatically restart when a human is sitting in front of it. IT administrators: All of these changes can be altered by group policies.