Enable Verbose Service Startup/Shutdown Messages on Windows

Andy · 7 Jan 2019

Open up regedit.exe and head to the following key, creating it if the key path isn’t there:

Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Once you are there, create a new 32-bit DWORD on the right-hand side named VerboseStatus, giving it a value of 1.

Now when you start-up or shut down, you’ll see more verbose messages telling you what is taking so long.

I have created the lazy way to do this, just copy the code below:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"VerboseStatus"=dword:00000001

Or download: View attachment win-verbose.reg
Save as .reg file and run as administrator as we need to edit the HKLM.

I have tested this on Windows 7 SP 1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 version 1903 (19H1)

Enable Verbose Service Startup/Shutdown Messages on Windows

Andy

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