This is the first in a series of short exercises on Windows Server 2003, XP and Vista

With Windows Server 2003 uses a feature called the Event Tracker has been enabled which requires the Administrator to provide a reason each time the Server is shut down or restarted.

For a test environment this feature can be disabled the following exercise reviews how to achieve this. To undertake the following you must have administrative rights

To Disable the Event Tracker

From the Start > RUN menu type: GPEDIT.MSC this will open the Group Policy Object Editor

Locate the ‘Display Shutdown Event Tracker’ properties in the right hand pane under the Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System object

The screen shot below shows the Group Policy Object Editor

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