Trick to start and shut down Windows Server 2012 computer in a blink of an eye

Normally the process of booting and shutdown on Windows Server 2012 will be different than the Windows Client. A part may be due to design or security system.

Windows Server 2012 is designed based on Windows 8 platform, so you cannot access the Desktop screen and search for tools and software installed on the system in the usual way.

Plus on Windows Server 2012 Windows server security is integrated, so during Windows Server 2012 shutdown, a dialog box will appear on the screen asking why you want to shutdown. This process takes a lot of time. Therefore you should set up some options for Windows Server 2012 to start and shut down your computer faster, saving your valuable time.

See also: Trick to speed up the shutdown process on Windows

Part 1: Windows Server 2012 setup starts quickly

1. Disable Ctrl + Alt + Del when starting Windows Server 2012

Step 1:

Move your mouse down to the bottom left corner of the screen and then click Start to open the Windows Start 2012 Start Screen.

Step 2:

Open Control Panel => Administrators => Local Security Policy . The popup window of Local Security Policy will appear on the screen.

In the popup window, select Security Settings => Local Policies => Security Options .

Step 3:

Double-click the Interactive logon option : Do not require Ctrl + Alt + Del to choose Enabled. Click Apply then OK.

2. Enable Windows Server 2012 automatic login

There are 2 ways to enable Windows Server 2012 auto-login:

Method 1: Configure manually to enable Windows Server 2012 to automatically log in

Press the Windows + X key combination and select the Run option.

On the dialog window Run enter the control userpasswords2 command, then click Username For Automatic Login . Uncheck the User Must Enter Username and Password to access computer , then click OK and re-enter your password twice.

Method 2: Activate Windows Server 2012 to automatically log in using Script

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon]

"DefaultUserName" = "Administrator"

"AutoAdminLogon" = "1"

Please Change Your Password (Change your password)

"DefaultPassword" = "MsDevN.com"

3. Disable Password must meet complexity requirements

Open Control Panel, select Administrative Tools => Local Security Policy . The popup window of Local Security Policy will appear on the screen.

At the popup window, select Security Settings => Account Policies => Password Polic .

Here you disable Password must meet complexity requirements . Maximum password age setting is 0.

Part 2: Set up the shutdown process on Windows Server 2012 quickly

The shutdown process on Windows Server is different from the Windows Client. When you want to exit Windows Server 2012, a Shutdows Event Tracker program will automatically run and check the safe shutdown process.

However, this process takes a lot of time, so you should disable the Shutdows Event Tracker to make the shutdown process on Windows Server 2012 faster.

Step 1:

Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog box.

On the Run dialog window, enter gpedit.msc and click OK .

Step 2:

Now on the screen appears the Local Group Policy Editor window.

At the window you select Computer Policy => Computer Configuration => Administrative Templates => System.

Step 3:

In the right pane list, find the Display Shutdown Event Tracker option .

Double click on that option and select Disabled. Finally, click OK to exit the Group Policy Editor.

You can now turn off Windows Server 2012 directly.

You can refer to some of the following articles:

1. Learn about Windows Server 2012 (Part 1)

2. Learn about Windows Server 2012 (Part 2)

3. Learn about Windows Server 2012 (Part 3)

4. Learn Windows Server 2012 (The last part)

Have a nice weekend!