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If you are annoyed by the Shutdown Event Tracker, the new .NET Server feature, and don't want to document the shutdowns in Event Logs especially in a testing environment, you can easily disable this feature in the Local Computer Policy MMC. This console is not in the Administrative tools by default, so you have to create it:
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Open a blank MMC console by typing mmc from the command line.
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From the empty console, click the File menu and select Add/Remove Snap-in or press Ctrl+M.
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From the Add/Remove Snap-in page, click Add or Alt+D, choose Group Policy, select Local Computer and click finish.
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From the Add Standalone Snap-in page, click Close. From the Add/Remove Snap-in page, click OK.
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Expand Local Computer Policy, Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System and in the right pane locate Display Shutdown Event Tracker.
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Double-click the Display Shutdown Event Tracker and select Disabled.
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Click OK to accept the policy change. Close the MMC console, saving it if prompted to so.
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To refresh the the policy, enter the gpupdate command from the command line.
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