I want a more specific classification in the Shutdown Event Tracker, such as 'Windows Update' instead of 'Application Maintenance'. Of course the 'comments' field are always available, but I'm not willing to repeat myself every time. Any ideas?
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Yes. Modify this registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Reliability\UserDefined Look for a value named ShutdownReasonUI. If it's not there, create a DWORD value key with that name. Add your custom reasons.
BUT ADDING REGISTRY KEYS IS SCARY!
Yes, and you should be careful. However it's an old trick (search for ShutdownReasonUI), and should still work to this day. Here's the sparse documentation about the key itself. YMMV.
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- By the way, a MULTI_SZ is needed rather than a DWORD.Arnie97– Arnie972015-12-22 05:35:36 +00:00Commented Dec 22, 2015 at 5:35