# Automatic PS5 shutdown

Source: https://orbitstore.dev/guides/shutdown/ · Updated 2026-10-30

Orbit can turn off the PS5 after downloads, transfers and installations finish. It is off by default and has a 60-second countdown you can cancel. This turns the console off; it does not put it in rest mode or turn off your computer.

## Turn it on

1. In native Orbit or the browser, open **App settings → Downloads → Automatic PS5 shutdown**. Crossbar, Cinema and Panorama call the main menu **Settings**. In Zero, connect to your PS5 and open **Settings → Downloads → Automatic PS5 shutdown**.
2. Enable **Shut down when the queue finishes**.
3. Under **Wait for**, choose **All downloads** or a PS5 download. The same selector is available in all three apps. On a PS5 download in Downloads, choose **Shut down when finished** and confirm. This item action is available in native, browser and connected Zero, in all four layouts. Orbit displays **Automatic shutdown scheduled.** and changes that item’s action to **Cancel automatic shutdown**. Computer-only downloads are not individual PS5 shutdown targets.

Selecting one download does not let Orbit shut down while other work remains. It sets the download that must finish, with all the checks below still applying.

## What must finish first?

- Downloads and transfers, including work managed by a paired Zero computer.
- Installations and pending installation checks.
- Active file operations and Orbit updates.

Paused or failed work needs attention before shutdown can proceed. An installation failure cancels the schedule. Existing completed history does not trigger a shutdown after restarting Orbit.

Keep Orbit Zero open while it has unfinished work. If a busy computer disconnects, Orbit keeps shutdown blocked until it can confirm that computer's work is finished. Reconnect Zero rather than closing it to try to clear the block.

## Cancel or change the plan

When everything is ready, Orbit shows **This PS5 will turn off in … seconds**. Choose **Cancel automatic shutdown** in the native app, browser or connected Zero before the countdown ends. You can also choose **Cancel automatic shutdown** on the selected download and confirm, cancel from Downloads settings before the countdown starts, or change **Wait for** there.

If the countdown does not appear, check paused and failed downloads, installation status, active file operations and the paired computer. The shutdown settings show the current blocking reason when available. Keep the console awake while Orbit is working.

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