windows-itpro-docs/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/audit-security-state-change.md

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Audit Security State Change	The policy setting, Audit Security State Change, which determines whether Windows generates audit events for changes in the security state of a system.	decb3218-a67d-4efa-afc0-337c79a89a2d		aaroncz	vinpa	security	windows-client	deploy	library	none	vinaypamnani-msft	09/06/2021	itpro-security	reference

Audit Security State Change

Audit Security State Change contains Windows startup, recovery, and shutdown events, and information about changes in system time.

Event volume: Low.

Computer Type	General Success	General Failure	Stronger Success	Stronger Failure	Comments
Domain Controller	Yes	No	Yes	No	The volume of events in this subcategory is very low and all of them are important events and have security relevance. This subcategory doesn’t have Failure events, so there is no recommendation to enable Failure auditing for this subcategory.
Member Server	Yes	No	Yes	No	The volume of events in this subcategory is very low and all of them are important events and have security relevance. This subcategory doesn’t have Failure events, so there is no recommendation to enable Failure auditing for this subcategory.
Workstation	Yes	No	Yes	No	The volume of events in this subcategory is very low and all of them are important events and have security relevance. This subcategory doesn’t have Failure events, so there is no recommendation to enable Failure auditing for this subcategory.

Events List:

• 4608(S): Windows is starting up.

• 4616(S): The system time was changed.

• 4621(S): Administrator recovered system from CrashOnAuditFail.

Note

Event 4609(S): Windows is shutting down doesn't currently generate. It is a defined event, but it is never invoked by the operating system.