... Startup, Shutdown, Logon, and Logoff Status Messages. Starting with Windows 2000, you can configure the system to receive verbose startup, shutdown, logon, and logoff status messages. Additional ... To enable verbose status messages for a group of computers in a domain environment: 1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and start the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in. ... the Properties command. 2. Go to the Group Policy tab, select one of the existing GPOs, and click Edit. Alternatively, you can create a new GPO by clicking the New button and providing a descriptive...