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Windows Event ID 1074 (User32), showing a system restart or shutdown initiated by a user or process.

Windows Event ID 1074 (User32): System Restart or Shutdown Initiated

Windows Event ID 1074 from User32 records who or what cleanly initiated a restart or shutdown: the process, account, reason code, and shutdown type. Learn what it means, how to read the reason code, and how it differs from crash events.

Jul 23, 202620 min readintermediateEmanuel De Almeida