How can I start and shut down my computer automatically on a schedule several times p

Dear all,

I hope this post finds you doing fantastically!

The reason of this communication is kindly as for your advice on a task I have to do and I don’t know where start looking for information… I know that this is a tremendous abuse of your time, but if you have chance to share your comments with me, they’ll be very much appreciated! Thank you!

What I need to do is turn on a Windows 7 computer every hour for about five minutes and then turn it off again automatically; while the computer is on I have to run a macro. The cycle described before has to be repeated 24 hours, so, the computer is automatically turned on, it automatically runs the macro and when the macro ends, it goes off again 24 times per day. When I say “turn off” I mean, either turn off the computer or send it to a low energy consumption state like hibernation or sleep… Basically I know how to automatically turn off the computer and turn it on once per day using the BIOS setup, but I don’t know how to do this several times in a day automatically and then call the macro every time… I don’t even know if it is doable :S

Thank you in advance for all your comments guys!

Cheers,

A