Windows Server shutting itself down!

[Phxantom16]

Ok....this is driving me mad! I have a home Windows Server network with a few workstations, and my domain controller keeps shutting itself down automatically every half hour. Anyone know what's going on and a fix?

[Dos_Box]

Is it going through the Windows shut down process or is it like someone has switched off the power?

[Phxantom16]

It is going through the Windows shutdown process.

 

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It is going through the Windows shutdown process.

 

It is going through the windows shutdown process.

[Dos_Box]

Which version of Windows Server is it?

[Phxantom16]

Which version of Windows Server is it?

 

server 2019

[Dos_Box]

OK, I'm going to move this thread to the correct forum.

Is there anything in the logs to indicate what may be causing this?

[Dos_Box]

Have you checked for an update loop i.e. an update not applying correctly then retrying when rebooted?

[computer_expert]

Is it server essentials? If it is, does it hold all of the FSMO foles?

 

https://www.dell.com/support/article/uk/en/ukdhs1/sln288459/can-additional-domain-controllers-coexist-with-windows-small-business-server-or-windows-server-essentials-

 

I seem to remember that older windows versions shut down if you overrun the trial period too (check to see if your server has properly activated), but not sure if this still exists in 2012 or later.

Edited November 9, 2018 by computer_expert

[HTCPCP]

Sounds very much like an expired/corrupted activation to me. I believe it's 30 days, unless you install the evaluation copy, which is 180 days.