windows-itpro-docs/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4608.md

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4608(S) Windows is starting up. (Windows 10)	Describes security event 4608(S) Windows is starting up.	security	w10	deploy	library	none	dansimp	04/19/2017		dansimp	dansimp

4608(S): Windows is starting up.

Applies to

• Windows 10
• Windows Server 2016

Subcategory: Audit Security State Change

Event Description:

This event is logged when LSASS.EXE process starts and the auditing subsystem is initialized.

It typically generates during operating system startup process.

Note

  For recommendations, see Security Monitoring Recommendations for this event.

Event XML:

- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
 <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing" Guid="{54849625-5478-4994-A5BA-3E3B0328C30D}" /> 
 <EventID>4608</EventID> 
 <Version>0</Version> 
 <Level>0</Level> 
 <Task>12288</Task> 
 <Opcode>0</Opcode> 
 <Keywords>0x8020000000000000</Keywords> 
 <TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-10-09T05:25:38.222242500Z" /> 
 <EventRecordID>1101704</EventRecordID> 
 <Correlation /> 
 <Execution ProcessID="508" ThreadID="512" /> 
 <Channel>Security</Channel> 
 <Computer>DC01.contoso.local</Computer> 
 <Security /> 
 </System>
 <EventData /> 
 </Event>

Required Server Roles: None.

Minimum OS Version: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista.

Event Versions: 0.

Security Monitoring Recommendations

For 4608(S): Windows is starting up.

• With this event, you can track system startup events.