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Event ID 116: ACPI thermal zone … has … active cooling

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ACPI thermal zone … has … active cooling.

Event 116
Kernel-Power
System log
Information
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them) 
ACPI thermal zone … has … active cooling.             
EventTime = …             
_AC0 = …K             
_AC1 = …K             
_AC2 = …K             
_AC3 = …K             
_AC4 = …K             
_AC5 = …K             
_AC6 = …K             
_AC7 = …K             
_AC8 = …K             
_AC9 = …K             
_TMP = …K

Soft reboot cancellation finished

Event 116
Kernel-Boot
System log
Warning
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them) 
Soft reboot cancellation finished: ….

Task Scheduler validated the configuration for task "…" , but credentials could not be stored.

Event 116
TaskScheduler
TaskScheduler/Operational log
Warning
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them) 
Task Scheduler validated the configuration for task "…" , but credentials could not be stored. User Action: Re-register the task ensuring the credentials are valid. Additional Data: Error Value: ….

SMB2 Response Lock

Event 116
SMBServer
SMBServer/Operational log
Information
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them) 
SMB2 Response Lock