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Disable specifying a reason for restarts and shutdowns Windows Server?


To disable prompting for a reason for restarts and shutdowns on a Windows Server, you can use Group Policy or Local Security Policy. Here's how:



Suitable for Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019, and older! 

1. Method: Group Policy
2. Method: Local Security Policy
3. Method: Registry Editor (alternative)




1.) Method: Group Policy



1. Open Group Policy Editor :

- Press `Win + R`, type gpedit.msc and hit Enter .

2. Navigate to:
Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → System .

3. Find the policy "Disable shutdown event logging" .

4. Double click on it and set the policy to "Enabled" .

5. Click OK and close Group Policy Editor.




2.) Method: Local Security Policy



1. Open Local Security Policy :

- Press `Win + R`, type secpol.msc and press Enter .

2. Go to Local Policies → Security Options .

3. Find the policy "Disable shutdown event tracking" .

4. Set the policy to "Disabled" .

5. Apply the change and close the window.




3.) Methode: Registry Editor (Alternative)



If the other options are not available, you can change the setting directly in the registry:

1. Open the Registry Editor (`regedit`).
2. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability
3. If the Reliability key does not exist, create it.

4. Create a new DWORD value named "ShutdownReasonOn" and set the value to 0 .

5. Restart the server for the changes to take effect.

These steps should disable the prompt for a reason for restart and shutdown.






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