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Use Registry Tweak to do this

1. Click Run in the menu Start, then type gpedit.msc and click OK. Now the Local Group Policy Editor will open.

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2. Browse to Administrative Templates in Computer Configuration, click System and double click in the right window on Display Shutdown Event Tracker. Change its value to Disabled and click OK to save the change.

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15 Responses to “Disabling the Shutdown Event Tracker”

  1. everts garay Says:
    March 14th, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    Thanks………

  2. EarthQ Says:
    March 27th, 2008 at 12:59 am

    As reghack:

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability]
    “ShutdownReasonOn”=dword:00000000

  3. How to create .reg files « Snehal Masne’s Weblog Says:
    April 9th, 2008 at 9:47 am

    [...] Shutdown Event Tracker Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTReliability] “ShutdownReasonOn”=dword:00000000 [...]

  4. Anonymous Says:
    April 15th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    thx

  5. Anonymous Says:
    June 27th, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    Thanks. Yours was the first suggestion that was correct.

  6. Anonymous Says:
    August 10th, 2008 at 5:04 am

    Need to be an administrator to do this (if you created and usually use a ’standard’ account)

  7. Albert Says:
    September 11th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    There is a side effect on my laptop when the tracker is disabled: when I press the shutdown button, the computer shuts down immediately without any questions. Not very convenient either…

    Arris: If I remember it well, Vista also has this behavior when clicking at the shutdown button.

  8. Ghulam Mustafa Says:
    September 15th, 2008 at 5:59 am

    Thankyou very much for giving guide line

  9. Catto Says:
    October 25th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

    Hey Now Arris,

    This is a good one too.
    Thx 4 the info,
    Catto

  10. Dud Says:
    October 31st, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    Thanks…

  11. Dave Says:
    December 26th, 2008 at 12:13 am

    How do I find this Local Group Policy option from the GUI. I am trying to find the main logic behind this Server OS but is everything configured by remembering these .msc configs by heart?

    Arris: Most of the .msc’s can be found in the Administrative Tools group in the Control Panel, but I don’t know how to get to the Local Group Policy using the GUI without going to the %windir%\system32 directory, sorting on type and scrolling to the Microsoft Common Console Document type.

  12. Corbin Links Says:
    February 7th, 2009 at 4:29 am

    Great, and easy-to-follow solution to an irritating problem (especially when using Windows 2008 in multiple VM’s.) Many thanks!

    Arris: I’m glad you like it! ;) Thanks for your comment. :)

  13. igor Says:
    March 2nd, 2009 at 6:00 pm

    great great, thanx a lot !
    :-)

  14. Lex Says:
    August 29th, 2009 at 9:29 am

    Thanks! That sure was very annoying.

  15. Stuart Fieldhouse Says:
    December 19th, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    Does anyone know how to do this in WS08 R2? I cannot see the appropriate settings in the Group Policy Editor or the registry. Many thanks.

    Arris: There is a Windows Server 2008 R2 Manual too! Anyway, here is the link to the R2 version of this article. ;)

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