How to Enable the Quick Reboot Feature for Windows NT 4.0 SP4

ID: Q219885

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 SP4

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4) includes a feature that you can use to reboot the computer quickly by pressing SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+DELETE.

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WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To enable the Quick Reboot feature, add a REG_SZ value named EnableQuickReboot with a data value of 1 in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

After you make this change, quit Registry Editor and restart the computer.

Note that rebooting the computer by using the SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+DELETE key combination does not shut down the computer gracefully and creates an "unexpected shutdown (event 6008)" message in the event log.

For more information about event 6008, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q196452 Why WinNT Reports 6005, 6006, 6008, and 6009 Event Log Entries

For information about obtaining Windows NT 4.0 SP4, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

Additional query words:

Keywords : ntutil
Version : winnt:4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbhowto