How can I get the Windows last reboot reason

This article explains in detail how to find the reason for last startup/shutdown. In my case, this was due to windows SCCM pushing updates even though I had it disabled locally. Visit the article for full details with pictures. For reference, here are the steps copy/pasted from the website:

  1. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type eventvwr.msc, and press Enter.

  2. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes (Windows 7/8) or Continue (Vista).

  3. In the left pane of Event Viewer, double click/tap on Windows Logs to expand it, click on System to select it, then right click on
    System, and click/tap on Filter Current Log.

  4. Do either step 5 or 6 below for what shutdown events you would like to see.

  5. To see the dates and times of all user shut downs of the computer

    A) In Event sources, click/tap on the drop down arrow and check the USER32 box.

    B) In the All Event IDs field, type 1074, then click/tap on OK.

    C) This will give you a list of power off (shutdown) and restart
    shutdown type of events at the top of the middle pane in Event Viewer.

    D) You can scroll through these listed events to find the events
    with power off as the shutdown type. You will notice the date and
    time, and what user was responsible for shutting down the computer per
    power off event listed.

    E) Go to step 7.

  6. To see the dates and times of all unexpected shut downs of the computer

    A. In the All Event IDs field type 6008, then click/tap on OK.

    B. This will give you a list of unexpected shutdown events at the
    top of the middle pane in Event Viewer. You can scroll through these
    listed events to see the date and time of each one.

  7. When finished, you can close Event Viewer.


Other useful event IDs (source)

ID Description
41 The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first.
1074 The system has been shutdown properly by a user or process.
1076 Follows after Event ID 6008 and means that the first user with shutdown privileges logged on to the server after an unexpected restart or shutdown and specified the cause.
6005 The Event Log service was started. Indicates the system startup.
6006 The Event Log service was stopped. Indicates the proper system shutdown.
6008 The previous system shutdown was unexpected.
6009 The operating system version detected at the system startup.
6013 The system uptime in seconds.

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