Tweak Library – Oblige the logoff button in the Start menu

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Oblige the logoff button in the Start menu (For All Users).

This setting enables you to oblige Windows to show the logoff button in the start menu and it disallows to remove this button.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

This setting enables you to oblige Windows to show the logoff button in the start menu and it disallows to remove this button.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey “\Explorer” does not exist, create it as explained below. Then, create a Dword value “ForceStartMenuLogoff” in the right panel.

Now, right-click and modify its value to “1” which can oblige the logoff button. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value data to “0” or delete the added value.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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Hide Display Logoff from startmenu properties.reg

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Show Display Logoff from startmenu properties (Default).reg

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

Explorer

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

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

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

ForceStartMenuLogoff

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.

'Log Off' option is forced to appear on the Start menu.

'Log Off' option is selective to appear on the Start menu by default.

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

Go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\], key and create a new key with the name "Explorer" under "Policies".

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

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

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