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Windows 7 is shutting down unexpectedly, according to the logs

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Here's a message from my EventLog (Windows Logs > System): This is funny because I was wondering why the system shut down while I was playing Civilizations IV full screen. Now I know. It was unexpected. Has anyone encountered and resolved this? A little background: I am running Windows 7 RC inside …

Error Output

The previous system shutdown at 11:51:15 AM on ‎7/‎29/‎2009 was unexpected.

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Fix for: Windows 7 is shutting down unexpectedly, according to the logs

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Jeff actually blogged about this. It's for Windows XP but I suppose this still works for Windows 7. It basically comes down to flipping a switch in the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).

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