Comments on: How to Disable / Remove Annoying Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows Server 2003 / 2008?

By: Dragonsbane777

Dragonsbane777 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:57:23 +0000

I have read this method on a number of sites. I am using Server 2003 64-bit and when I go to the Administrative Template folder, I only have Windows Components, nothing more. I have checked virtually every setting there, and cannot discover any setting related to this.

I am trying to make it so that in a power failure, this annoying box does not come up, preventing the automatic startup of my server! Help!

Also, I tried this:
To configure registry settings for the Shutdown Event Tracker,

1. Click Start, Run, enter regedit, and click OK.
2. The Registry Editor console opens.
3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, Software, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, and then Reliability.
4. Select ShutdownReasonUI. If ShutdownReasonUI does not exist, create a DWORD value, and then name it ShutdownReasonUI.
5. Enter a data value of 1 in the Value data box to enable the Shutdown Event Tracker, or enter a data value of 0 in the Value data to disable the Shutdown Event Tracker.
6. Click OK.
7. Close the Registry Editor console.
8. Restart the computer.

That did not work either

By: VG

VG — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:30:16 +0000

^^ Seems a virus infection. Post your HijackThis log file in following topic:

http://www.askvg.com/is-your-system-infected-with-a-virus-spyware-adware-trojan/

By: subhadrai

subhadrai — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:00:50 +0000

whenever i on my computer a small window pupsup with name "system shutdown" and if i did not shut down the computer within the specified time it ll logoff my computer. i am sick of these problem so could you help me to solve this problem.

By: laez

laez — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:01:42 +0000

Works fine in a domain.
1. Make sure you applied it to the group policy to the appropriate Organizations Unit
2. gpupdate /force
3. Reboot the machine (Event tracker has required a reboot to shut off every time for me)

By: VG

VG — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:35:31 +0000

I have checked the steps in many standalone PC using Server 2003 and 2008 and it works. Can't say about domains.

By: arastoo

arastoo — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:40:31 +0000

I did exactly what you said, but it doesn't work! it's not so hard procedure, but I don't know why the event tracker stiil annoying!
I have a windows server 2003 on a server which is a member of domain! I do these steps in a domain server and in member too!
could you help me what should i do!

By: arastoo

arastoo — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:40:25 +0000

By: Kailash Dhondiyal

Kailash Dhondiyal — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:01:53 +0000

Good one
Really helpfull and it works.

By: Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:08:50 +0000

Actually, if you leave it as not configured, it still pops up. You need to set it as disabled to make it go away.