Tweak Library – Hide the button to turnoff computer

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Hide the button to turnoff computer (For Current User).

This setting enables you to control the display of “Turn Off Computer” item in the Start menu.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Description:

“Turn Off Computer” option provides the user to turnoff/close down the system or to go to other options like standby, restart. This setting enables you to remove the item from the Start menu.

For this, go to Start > Run, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a DWORD value “NoClose”, if this value does not exist.

Now, right-click and modify the value to “1” which can remove turn off item from the Start menu. However, if you want to remove the option, change the value to “0” or delete the added values.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

NoClose

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

'Shut Down' option is hidden from the Start menu.

'Shut Down' option is visible by default in the Start menu.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\] Now, right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "NoClose" in "Explorer" key.

Next, right-click on "NoClose" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.