Disable Shutdown Event Tracker

Shutdown Event Tracker provides a way for IT professionals to consistently track why users restart or shut down their computers. It does not document why users choose other options, such as Log off and Hibernate. It gathers the reasons users give for restarts and shutdowns to help create a comprehensive picture of an organization's system environment. To disable Shutdown Event Tracker perform the following steps:

 1. Open Group Policy, then load the group policy you want to
    apply the change to
 2. Expand 'Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->System'
 3. Double-click 'Display Shutdown Event Tracker'
 4. Select 'Disabled'
 5. Select the 'Never' option then click OK