{"id":1642,"date":"2015-12-21T16:38:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T21:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swildow.darktech.org\/wp\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2015-12-21T16:38:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T21:38:10","slug":"how-to-disable-the-shutdown-tracker-in-windows-server-2008-r2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/?p=1642","title":{"rendered":"How To disable the Shutdown Tracker in Windows Server 2008 R2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How To disable the Shutdown Tracker in Windows Server 2008 R2<\/h1>\n


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I use a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine that is installed on my Lenovo W510 laptop to do demonstrations almost every day.\u00a0 Normally I would recommend that you leave your servers running all the time, however in this case I have a limitation of battery life that does not allow that practice and so I end up shutting the server down almost every day.\u00a0 As you are aware when you shut down Windows Server 2008 R2 there is a cool feature that prompts you for a reason why you are shutting down the server.\u00a0 The feature is called the Shutdown Event Tracker.\u00a0 Again normally I love the shutdown tracker because it provides historical context to the reasons for shutting down a server.\u00a0 In my case it is an annoyance that slows the process of shut down.\u00a0 So the question is how do you disable the shutdown event tracker?<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Open Group Policy editor.\u00a0 You could use MMC and add the local group policy snap in or you can simply click on Start and then type gpedit.msc.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"shutdown<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Navigate to Computer Configuration \/ Administrative Templates \/ System<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Find the setting called \u201cDisplay Shutdown Event Tracker\u201d You will have to scroll down a little to get past the containers of settings and then find it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"shutdown<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Double click \u201cDisplay Shutdown Event Tracker\u201d\u00a0 This will open the settings for the policy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"shutdown<\/a><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Because the policy says \u201cDisplay Shutdown Event tracker\u201d its default behavior when not configured is to display the tracker.\u00a0 We want it to go away so we will select the radio button to \u201cDisable\u201d the setting.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

6. Click OK, then close the local group policy editor.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And there you have it! No more Shutdown Event Tracker!<\/p>\n

An additional note.\u00a0 As you change the setting for this group policy it is also important to note that the same shutdown tracker could also be implemented on the workstation side of your network if you should choose to do so, and both server and workstation operations for Shutdown event tracker are managed from this single group policy setting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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