Using Startup, Shutdown, Logon, and Logoff Scripts

Applies To: Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

Group Policy allows you to associate one or more scripting files to four triggered events:

• Computer startup

• Computer shutdown

• User logon

• User logoff

• You can use Windows PowerShell scripts, or author scripts in any other language supported by the client computer. Windows Script Host (WSH) supported languages and command files are also used, including VBScript and Jscript.

• This section contains these topics:

  Set Up Scripts on the Domain Controller

  Assign Computer Startup Scripts

  Assign Computer Shutdown Scripts

  Assign User Logon Scripts

  Assign User Logoff Scripts

For more information about scripting see the Group Policy Script Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=66013).