How to run a bat file before windows shut down?

Question

I am trying to run a BAT file immediately before Windows shutdown. I've tried the method shown in the question below:

Executing a batch script on Windows shutdown

However, the file does not run.

I did not specify any parameters for the BAT file (see attached image below):

Should I add parameters in order for it to run? I am on Windows 8.1.

Answer 1

Navigate to the Local Group Policy Editor, then the shutdown properties then add a script like you did, but use the scripts tab, not powershell scripts. You do NOT need to run it as a powershell script unless it pulls things from powershell specifically.

Hope this helps!

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