- Open Group Policy editor. You could use MMC and add the local group policy snap in or you can simply click on Start and then type gpedit.msc.
- Navigate to Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / System
- Find the setting called “Display Shutdown Event Tracker” You will have to scroll down a little to get past the containers of settings and then find it.
- Double click “Display Shutdown Event Tracker” This will open the settings for the policy.
- Because the policy says “Display Shutdown Event tracker” its default behavior when not configured is to display the tracker. We want it to go away so we will select the radio button to “Disable” the setting.
- Click OK, then close the local group policy editor.
And there you have it! No more Shutdown Event Tracker!
An additional note. 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.