I digress. If you want to find the history of shutdowns in Windows Server 2003, and presumably higher, simply go to START --> Administrative Tools --> Event Viewer.
In Event Viewer look at the Source column for Events by USER32. Those will be your Shutdowns and Restarts.
This morning I needed to research when a clients machine had shutdown - if at all - since I had reported not being able to connect via Remote Desktop through VPN last night.
I digress. If you want to find the history of shutdowns in Windows Server 2003, and presumably higher, simply go to START --> Administrative Tools --> Event Viewer.
In Event Viewer look at the Source column for Events by USER32. Those will be your Shutdowns and Restarts.
