Determining the Reason for a Windows Server Reboot

How to Determine the Cause of a Windows Server Reboot: A Step-by-Step Guide

Pre-Requisites

Must have login access to the server that rebooted

Purpose

This document is intended to show engineers how to determine what caused a Windows machine to reboot.  Event Viewer is a very handy tool and is used to determine the reason for reboot. 

Reason for a Windows Server Reboot

• Open Event Viewer
  • Start > Type ‘Event Viewer’
  • Start > Control Panel > Event Viewer

• Navigate to Windows Logs > System inside of Event Viewer

• Select “Filter Current Log” on the right hand side under Setup

• In the “Filter Current Log” dialog box we need to enter ‘1074’ in the box that says “<All Event IDs>”

• Right click the Event corresponding to the date/time when the server rebooted and select Properties.  The information in this box provides the reason for reboot, as well as the user who initiated the reboot.  

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