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How to disable the shutdown event tracker in Windows Server 2008

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1) Open the group policy editor. Start->run->gpedit.msc

2) Navigate to Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System

3) Edit the "Display Shutdown Event Tracker" setting and select Disabled.

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  • Anonymous
    November 09, 2010
    So would this disable the prompt users receive if the server has been shutdown due to power loss, or a hard reset? When our users (using terminal services) logon after a server crash and hard reset by us, they all get the prompt asking why the server was shutdown unexpectedly.

  • Anonymous
    December 15, 2012
    It would have been nice if John would have answered Daniel's question so he and now I wouldn't have to keep searching.

  • Anonymous
    November 06, 2013
    Yeah same. I think from what I understand of GP that it would do that, I'm applying it at the moment to a terminal server.

  • Anonymous
    February 24, 2016
    I don't want to completely disable the Tracker, because it acts as an extra little trip wire to prevent unintended shutdowns. But Like everyone else, I am looking for a way to prevent RDS users from seeing it.