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| Vista Tutorial - Shutdown Options - Start Menu Shutdown Options - Start Menu
How to Remove or Show the Start Menu Shutdown Options in Vista
Published by Brink
11-08-2007
| | How to Remove or Show the Start Menu Shutdown Options in Vista Information | | These are the Shut Down , Restart , Sleep , and Hibernate options from the Start menu and the red power button in the Windows Security screen when you press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. |  | RELATED LINKS: EXAMPLE: Start Menu Shutdown Options Before and After  EXAMPLE: Ctrl+Alt+Del Shutdown Options Before and After NOTE: Notice the red shutdown options box is gone when this is enabled.   | METHOD ONE: |
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| Through the Local Group Policy Editor |
NOTE | | This methos is only available for the Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. See Method Two below for the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions. |  | 1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor. 2. In the left pane, click on User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Start Menu and Taskbar. (See screenshot below) 3. In the right pane, right click on Remove and prevent access to the Shutdown, Restart,Sleep, and Hibernate commands and click on Properties. (See screenshot above) 4. To Show Shutdown Options - A) Select (dot) Disabled or Not Configured and click on OK. (See screenshot below step 5A)
B) Go to step 6. 5. To Remove Shutdown Options - A) Select (dot) Enabled and click on OK. NOTE: You can still access the Restart, Sleep, and Shutdown options when you click on Switch User or Log Off from the Start menu. They will be in the red power button options in the bottom right corner of the logon screen. 
6. Close the Local Group Policy Editor window. Your done. | METHOD TWO: |
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| Through the Registry |
NOTE | | This method will work for all Vista versions. |  | Through a Download:1. To Remove Shutdown Options - A) Click on the download button below to download the Remove_Shutdown_Options.reg file.
B) Go to step 3.  2. To Show Shutdown Options - A) Click on the download button below to download the Show_Shutdown_Options.reg file.  3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop. 4. Right click on the .reg file (on Desktop) and click on Merge. 5. Click on the Run button in the Security Warning pop-up. 6. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted. 7. Logoff and logon, or restart the computer to apply the changes. 8. When done, you can delete the .reg file (on Desktop). The Manual Way:1. Open the Start Menu. 2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter. 3. Click on the Continue button in the UAC prompt. 4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below step 5B) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer NOTE: If you do not have Explorer, then right click on Polices and click on New and Key. Type Explorer and press Enter. 5. To Remove Shutdown Options -A) In the right pane, right click on a empty area and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value, then type NoClose and press Enter.
B) Right click on NoClose and click on Modify. 
C) Type 1 and click on OK. (See screenshot below) 
6. To Show Shutdown Options - A) In the right pane, right click on NoClose and click on Delete. (See screenshot below step 5B)
B) Click on Yes to confirm deletion.
C) In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
D) In the right pane, repeat steps 6A and 6B if NoClose is there to. 
7. Close regedit. 8. Logoff and logon, or restart the computer to apply the changes. That's it,
Shawn |  Published by | | | Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas, USA
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04-07-2008
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 | Re: Shutdown Options - Start Menu Hi there,
Firstly I'd like to say thanks for all your guides... They are all so easy to follow and very well written.
Secondly - Can this policy be applied to a specific user (like my childs account) or a group of users(all standard accounts) or must it apply to all? I would also lick to remove the "lock" button on specific accounts if that's possible too? | My System Specs | |
04-07-2008
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| | Administrator Vista x64 Ultimate SP2 Texas, USA | Re: Shutdown Options - Start Menu You welcome Fugly, and welcome to Vista Forums.
Sorry, these policies get applied to all user accounts on the computer.
It would be nice to be able to apply them to a specific user account instead.
Shawn | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Vista x64 Ultimate SP2 CPU Core2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz 12MB Motherboard Gigabyte X48-DQ6 Memory 8 GB (4x2) DDR2 PC2-8500 1066 MHz Patriot Extreme Graphics Card BFG GeForce 9600 GT OC 512MB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889A Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 28" Hanns-G HG281DJB and 17" eMachines E17T4 Screen Resolution 28" 1920x1200 and 17" 1280x1024 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU Antec NeoPower 500 Watt Case Tagan El-Diablo Full Tower Cooling 250 mm Front, 360 mm Side, stock CPU, 120 mm SiLenX Rear Hard Drives 64GB Patriot SSD (v2)
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06-13-2008
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 | Re: Shutdown Options - Start Menu This method won't work for me. I'm not sure why. My situation is, when I press Ctrl+Alt+Del the shutdown option from the power button (lower right corner of the screen) display everything (shutdown, restart, hibernate, etc).
However, when it come to the start menu. Those option (after click the little right icon) are gone. | My System Specs | |
06-13-2008
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| | Administrator Vista x64 Ultimate SP2 Texas, USA | Re: Shutdown Options - Start Menu Hi Wvit,
Did you use Method One or Two?
Method One with the Group Policy should work immediately.
Shawn | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Vista x64 Ultimate SP2 CPU Core2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz 12MB Motherboard Gigabyte X48-DQ6 Memory 8 GB (4x2) DDR2 PC2-8500 1066 MHz Patriot Extreme Graphics Card BFG GeForce 9600 GT OC 512MB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889A Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 28" Hanns-G HG281DJB and 17" eMachines E17T4 Screen Resolution 28" 1920x1200 and 17" 1280x1024 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU Antec NeoPower 500 Watt Case Tagan El-Diablo Full Tower Cooling 250 mm Front, 360 mm Side, stock CPU, 120 mm SiLenX Rear Hard Drives 64GB Patriot SSD (v2)
750GB Samsung HDD HD753LJ SATA 32MB Internet Speed 3382 kb/s Download and 312 kb/s Upload Other Info Creative WebCam Instant
06-21-2008
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 | Re: Shutdown Options - Start Menu i followed the directions with vista home premium. MEthod 2. I used your reg file and tried doing it manually neither works.. | My System Specs | | OS vista 32bit home premium
06-21-2008
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| | Administrator Vista x64 Ultimate SP2 Texas, USA | Re: Shutdown Options - Start Menu Hello Uniqst3r,
Welcome to Vista Forums.
What exactly is the problem that you are having with the shutdown options?
Did you want them to be removed or shown?
Have you restarted the computer afterwards?
Shawn | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Vista x64 Ultimate SP2 CPU Core2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz 12MB Motherboard Gigabyte X48-DQ6 Memory 8 GB (4x2) DDR2 PC2-8500 1066 MHz Patriot Extreme Graphics Card BFG GeForce 9600 GT OC 512MB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889A Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 28" Hanns-G HG281DJB and 17" eMachines E17T4 Screen Resolution 28" 1920x1200 and 17" 1280x1024 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU Antec NeoPower 500 Watt Case Tagan El-Diablo Full Tower Cooling 250 mm Front, 360 mm Side, stock CPU, 120 mm SiLenX Rear Hard Drives 64GB Patriot SSD (v2)
750GB Samsung HDD HD753LJ SATA 32MB Internet Speed 3382 kb/s Download and 312 kb/s Upload Other Info Creative WebCam Instant
06-23-2008
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 | Re: Shutdown Options - Start Menu I would like the options to show. I did everything in this thread for vista home premium and restarted but to no avail. I'm still stuck w/o shutdown restart or even hibernate option (yes I tried powercfg / hibernate on) | My System Specs | | OS vista 32bit home premium
06-23-2008
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| | Administrator Vista x64 Ultimate SP2 Texas, USA | Re: Shutdown Options - Start Menu Ok Uniqstr3r,
For Hibernate, check to make sure that your Power Plan Options are set like step 8 in STEP TWO of this tutorial to see if it will come back afterwards. If you did, then do a System Restore using a restore point dated before they vanished to restore them. Power Options and Sleep Mode Problems
For Shutdown and Restart, did you check both the HKCU and HKLM locations in the registry for NoClose?
Hope this helps,
Shawn | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Vista x64 Ultimate SP2 CPU Core2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz 12MB Motherboard Gigabyte X48-DQ6 Memory 8 GB (4x2) DDR2 PC2-8500 1066 MHz Patriot Extreme Graphics Card BFG GeForce 9600 GT OC 512MB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889A Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 28" Hanns-G HG281DJB and 17" eMachines E17T4 Screen Resolution 28" 1920x1200 and 17" 1280x1024 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU Antec NeoPower 500 Watt Case Tagan El-Diablo Full Tower Cooling 250 mm Front, 360 mm Side, stock CPU, 120 mm SiLenX Rear Hard Drives 64GB Patriot SSD (v2)
750GB Samsung HDD HD753LJ SATA 32MB Internet Speed 3382 kb/s Download and 312 kb/s Upload Other Info Creative WebCam Instant
06-23-2008
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Rep Power: 8
 | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
I've been here and there isn't a no close option there..
also went to hkey current user and then all the way to explorer. there is not any no close option anywhere.
I still do not see sleep/shutdown/restart/hibernate.
I did follow powercfg /hibernate on and enable hibernate in advanced power settings. But it still refuses to show | My System Specs | | OS vista 32bit home premium | Tutorial Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | Vista Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows Vista", the Start Orb, and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. © Designer Media Ltd Tutorial powered by GARS 2.1.8m ©2005-2006
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