I have a PC that should always be on. I recently upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7. In Windows 7 I changed the default action of the power button in the start menu to log off from my machine so that I could not accidentally shut it off. However in Windows 10 the start menu changed and this doesn't appear to be possible anymore?
I wonder how the shutdown option can be removed from the start menu. I cannot find any information about it but I expect this to be possible.
Best Answer
I found this to work. This is more of a reply so people searching google can find this answer.
open regedit and go to:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Start\HideShutDown
open the key that says
value
and change it to1
. Your Shutdown option is now removed for everyone, but all other options are still there. This includes the sign on screen, and alt+ctrl+del screen.Change it to
0
to bring it back.This just removes the menu options, wont prevent shutdowns from users with the policy to issue the shutdown command via a command or separate program.
To remove from an already configured profile, change the associated keys in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Start