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Disabling Win 2003 Shutdown Event Tracker

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Mark
Michaelis discusses how to disable the often annoying, at least from a developers
perspective, Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows Server 2003. Its basically a prompt
that makes you explain why the machine is being shut down and won't
shut down until you type something into the comments box.  Anyone trying
to understand why my machine has been turned off will wonder if "asdf" is some
unnamed and unreleased MS prototype software:)  

You can find instructions for disabling this here,
and if you don't have Group Policy Manager as a default in your Administrative Tools
(I didn't), you can add this by:

- Clicking start>>run...

type "*mmc.exe*"
  • Select file>>Add/Remove Snap In...
  • Click Add...
  • Select Group Policy
  • Click Add
  • Click Close
  • Click OK
  • Then just follow the directions

Comments

  • Anonymous
    August 28, 2003
    Thanks for posting this, Dan. This was bugging me....

  • Anonymous
    June 04, 2004
    Hi,
    I would like no all the evnts that occur when i issue shutdown command what to i do for it.
    One more thing, can write a script that shutdown the system and also displays when to turn of the system.
    Reply me
    Thanks and regards
    Yuvraj H saunshi

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  • Anonymous
    May 22, 2005
    Hi Dan,

    The directions URL on Technet has changed to:

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/25412cae-6322-4427-a9bf-3b43df6d4386.mspx

    Most useful tip, thx!

  • Anonymous
    August 09, 2005
    How to bypass the Shutdown Event Tracker on any WS2003 system, without fuss:

    Open CMD

    Enter "shutdown -s -t 0" and hit RETURN.

    To restart a server, use "shutdown -r -t 0"

  • Anonymous
    February 15, 2007
    Does this also bypass the ridiculous "cannot log you in" error that comes up after unexpted shutdowns - where it forces you to enter a reason for the shutdown before it lets the system start back up? You gotta wonder - why is it more important to log why a server got unplugged, than for that server to start back up again automatically ????

  • Anonymous
    October 21, 2008
    Hi,     I want to turn off the shutdown tracker while I am shutiing down my Windows Server 2003. Where can I find walkthrough. Thanks Nilkanth

  • Anonymous
    January 03, 2009
    Microsoft can forward a single link? I've maintained websites for 10 years now, and not a single link I've ever created brought the user a page not found due to the fact that I've restructured my website.