Log file of the event viewer
Log file of the event viewer
You were checking your system logs and noticed a critical event labeled "kernel power." The explanation suggests the machine stopped unexpectedly when Windows wasn’t ready. Even though it shut down, the system still recorded this event, which might indicate something unusual happened during the shutdown process.
It records the event upon reboot. It seems Windows creates a file during a normal shutdown and verifies it at startup to see if the prior shutdown was anticipated.