Use Startup, Shutdown, Logon, and Logoff Scripts

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

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

• Computer startup

• Computer shutdown

• User logon

• User logoff

You can author scripts in any language supported by the client computer, with Windows Script Host (WSH) supported languages being the most common. WSH-supported languages include VBScript and Jscript.

This section contains these topics:

• Assign Computer Startup Scripts

• Assign Computer Shutdown Scripts

• Assign User Logon Scripts

• Assign User Logoff Scripts

Additional considerations

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