Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature
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\System Description
This policy setting defines when the Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature is activated. The system state data file contains information about the basic system state as well as the state of all running processes. If you enable this policy setting, the System State Data feature is activated when the user indicates that the shutdown or restart is unplanned. If you disable this policy setting, the System State Data feature is never activated. If you do not configure this policy setting, the default behavior for the System State Data feature occurs. Note: By default, the System State Data feature is always enabled on Windows Server 2003. See "Supported on" for all supported versions.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability Value name: SnapShot
Enabled: SnapShot = 1
Disabled: SnapShot = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Reliability/ShutdownEventTrackerStateFile 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: Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability]
"SnapShot"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'SnapShot' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Reliability/ShutdownEventTrackerStateFile
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability' -Name 'SnapShot' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'SnapShot' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature
# 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: Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability' -Name 'SnapShot' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 only
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Reliability'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'SnapShot' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.