Report unplanned shutdown events
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Error Reporting\Advanced Error Reporting Settings Description
This policy setting controls whether or not unplanned shutdown events can be reported when error reporting is enabled. If you enable this policy setting, error reporting includes unplanned shutdown events. If you disable this policy setting, unplanned shutdown events are not included in error reporting. If you do not configure this policy setting, users can adjust this setting using the control panel, which is set to "Upload unplanned shutdown events" by default. Also see the "Configure Error Reporting" policy setting.
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting Value name: IncludeShutdownErrs
Enabled: IncludeShutdownErrs = 1
Disabled: IncludeShutdownErrs = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Reliability/PCH_ReportShutdownEvents Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Report unplanned shutdown events
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting]
"IncludeShutdownErrs"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report unplanned shutdown events
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'IncludeShutdownErrs' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Reliability/PCH_ReportShutdownEvents
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report unplanned shutdown events
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting' -Name 'IncludeShutdownErrs' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report unplanned shutdown events
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'IncludeShutdownErrs' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report unplanned shutdown events
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report unplanned shutdown events
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting' -Name 'IncludeShutdownErrs' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report unplanned shutdown events
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'IncludeShutdownErrs' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.