Guaranteed service type

Specifies an alternate link layer (Layer-2) priority value for packets with the Guaranteed service type (ServiceTypeGuaranteed). The Packet Scheduler inserts the corresponding priority value in the Layer-2 header of the packets. If you enable this setting you can change the default priority value associated with the Guaranteed service type. If you disable this setting the system uses the default priority value of 0. Important: If the Layer-2 priority value for this service type is specified in the registry for a particular network adapter this setting is ignored when configuring that network adapter.

Controlled load service type

Specifies an alternate link layer (Layer-2) priority value for packets with the Controlled Load service type (ServiceTypeControlledLoad). The Packet Scheduler inserts the corresponding priority value in the Layer-2 header of the packets. If you enable this setting you can change the default priority value associated with the Controlled Load service type. If you disable this setting the system uses the default priority value of 0. Important: If the Layer-2 priority value for this service type is specified in the registry for a particular network adapter this setting is ignored when configuring that network adapter.

Display Shutdown Event Tracker

The Shutdown Event Tracker can be displayed when you shut down a workstation or server. This is an extra set of questions that is displayed when you invoke a shutdown to collect information related to why you are shutting down the computer. If you enable this setting and choose “Always” from the drop-down menu list the Shutdown Event Tracker is displayed when the computer shuts down. If you enable this policy setting and choose “Server Only” from the drop-down menu list the Shutdown Event Tracker is displayed when you shut down a computer running Windows Server. (See “Supported on” for supported versions. )If you enable this policy setting and choose “Workstation Only” from the drop-down menu list the Shutdown Event Tracker is displayed when you shut down a computer running a client version of Windows. (See “Supported on” for supported versions. )If you disable this policy setting the Shutdown Event Tracker is not displayed when you shut down the computer. If you do not configure this policy setting the default behavior for the Shutdown Event Tracker occurs. Note: By default the Shutdown Event Tracker is only displayed on computers running Windows Server.

Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature

This policy setting defines when the Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature is activated. The system state data file contains information about the basic system state as well as the state of all running processes. If you enable this policy setting the System State Data feature is activated when the user indicates that the shutdown or restart is unplanned. If you disable this policy setting the System State Data feature is never activated. If you do not configure this policy setting the default behavior for the System State Data feature occurs. Note: By default the System State Data feature is always enabled on Windows Server 2003. See “Supported on” for all supported versions.

Report unplanned shutdown events

This policy setting controls whether or not unplanned shutdown events can be reported when error reporting is enabled. If you enable this policy setting error reporting includes unplanned shutdown events. If you disable this policy setting unplanned shutdown events are not included in error reporting. If you do not configure this policy setting users can adjust this setting using the control panel which is set to “Upload unplanned shutdown events” by default. Also see the “Configure Error Reporting” policy setting.

Enable Persistent Time Stamp

This policy setting allows the system to detect the time of unexpected shutdowns by writing the current time to disk on a schedule controlled by the Timestamp Interval. If you enable this policy setting you are able to specify how often the Persistent System Timestamp is refreshed and subsequently written to the disk. You can specify the Timestamp Interval in seconds. If you disable this policy setting the Persistent System Timestamp is turned off and the timing of unexpected shutdowns is not recorded. If you do not configure this policy setting the Persistent System Timestamp is refreshed according the default which is every 60 seconds beginning with Windows Server 2003. Note: This feature might interfere with power configuration settings that turn off hard disks after a period of inactivity. These power settings may be accessed in the Power Options Control Panel.

Allow restore of system to default state

Requirements: Windows 7 Description: This policy setting controls whether users can access the options in Recovery (in Control Panel) to restore the computer to the original state or from a user-created system image. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting the items “Use a system image you created earlier to recover your computer” and “Reinstall Windows” (or “Return your computer to factory condition”) appears on the “Advanced recovery methods” page of Recovery (in Control Panel) and will allow the user to restore the computer to the original state or from a user-created system image. This is the default setting. If you disable this policy setting the items “Use a system image you created earlier to recover your computer” and “Reinstall Windows” (or “Return your computer to factory condition”) in Recovery (in Control Panel) will be unavailable. However with this policy setting disabled users can still restore the computer to the original state or from a user-created system image by restarting the computer and accessing the System Recovery Options menu if it is available.

Qualitative service type

Specifies an alternate Layer-3 Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) value for packets with the Qualitative service type (ServiceTypeQualitative). The Packet Scheduler inserts the corresponding DSCP value in the IP header of the packets. This setting applies only to packets that conform to the flow specification. If you enable this setting you can change the default DSCP value associated with the Qualitative service type. If you disable this setting the system uses the default DSCP value of 0. Important: If the DSCP value for this service type is specified in the registry for a particular network adapter this setting is ignored when configuring that network adapter.

Network control service type

Specifies an alternate Layer-3 Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) value for packets with the Network Control service type (ServiceTypeNetworkControl). The Packet Scheduler inserts the corresponding DSCP value in the IP header of the packets. This setting applies only to packets that conform to the flow specification. If you enable this setting you can change the default DSCP value associated with the Network Control service type. If you disable this setting the system uses the default DSCP value of 48 (0x30). Important: If the DSCP value for this service type is specified in the registry for a particular network adapter this setting is ignored when configuring that network adapter.

Guaranteed service type

Specifies an alternate Layer-3 Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) value for packets with the Guaranteed service type (ServiceTypeGuaranteed). The Packet Scheduler inserts the corresponding DSCP value in the IP header of the packets. This setting applies only to packets that conform to the flow specification. If you enable this setting you can change the default DSCP value associated with the Guaranteed service type. If you disable this setting the system uses the default DSCP value of 40 (0x28). Important: If the DSCP value for this service type is specified in the registry for a particular network adapter this setting is ignored when configuring that network adapter.