Vista - Limit Shutdown options

When I click on Shutdown I am faced with 6 different options: Switch User,
Log Off, Sleep, Restart, Hibernate and Shutdown. I only ever use Restart and
Shutdown.

Is it possible to remove/hide the other options?

Thanks,

John

"John" <johnvan@ansonic.com.au> wrote in message
news:F5D2FBF7-E3B5-478E-A0B5-7B96DBF8DD66@microsoft.com...
> When I click on Shutdown I am faced with 6 different options: Switch User,
> Log Off, Sleep, Restart, Hibernate and Shutdown. I only ever use Restart
> and Shutdown.
>
> Is it possible to remove/hide the other options?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

I have "Lock" as an option. I have no idea what would happen if I click that
one.

> I have "Lock" as an option. I have no idea what would happen if I click that
> one.

It just locks the computer so you have to type in your password to get back
in. This is not a new feature. It was available with XP, 2000, and NT. It
is used to make sure that you can secure your work if you leave your machine
and you don't want anyone else to access it while you are gone. Great for
Domains and computers with multiple users.

Cheers,
Lara

"DanR" wrote:

>
> "John" <johnvan@ansonic.com.au> wrote in message
> news:F5D2FBF7-E3B5-478E-A0B5-7B96DBF8DD66@microsoft.com...
> > When I click on Shutdown I am faced with 6 different options: Switch User,
> > Log Off, Sleep, Restart, Hibernate and Shutdown. I only ever use Restart
> > and Shutdown.
> >
> > Is it possible to remove/hide the other options?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
>
> I have "Lock" as an option. I have no idea what would happen if I click that
> one.
>
>

Roll you own. You could make a ShutDown.bat To restart PC, change the -s to
-r with this:

shutdown -s -t 5 -f

You can find meaning of variables to the command by keying cmd into Run
which gives you command prompt, where you enter shutdown /?

"John" wrote:

> When I click on Shutdown I am faced with 6 different options: Switch User,
> Log Off, Sleep, Restart, Hibernate and Shutdown. I only ever use Restart and
> Shutdown.
>
> Is it possible to remove/hide the other options?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>

"lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> I have "Lock" as an option. I have no idea what would happen if I click
>> that
>> one.
>
> It just locks the computer so you have to type in your password to get
> back
> in. This is not a new feature. It was available with XP, 2000, and NT.
> It
> is used to make sure that you can secure your work if you leave your
> machine
> and you don't want anyone else to access it while you are gone. Great for
> Domains and computers with multiple users.
>
> Cheers,
> Lara

Yea, but I have no password. Would I be prompted for a password? Would I
need a coat hanger to get back in?

Hi,

With no password you would just click OK. You don't need the feature because
you aren't worried about security however, it is fine if you click it
accidentially. No coat hangers required.

Cheers,
Lara

"DanR" wrote:

>
> "lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7821FEDE-8657-480A-A6E9-FB5341D8EAB7@microsoft.com...
> >> I have "Lock" as an option. I have no idea what would happen if I click
> >> that
> >> one.
> >
> > It just locks the computer so you have to type in your password to get
> > back
> > in. This is not a new feature. It was available with XP, 2000, and NT.
> > It
> > is used to make sure that you can secure your work if you leave your
> > machine
> > and you don't want anyone else to access it while you are gone. Great for
> > Domains and computers with multiple users.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Lara
>
> Yea, but I have no password. Would I be prompted for a password? Would I
> need a coat hanger to get back in?
>
>

You could forbid employees to lock their stations. If anyone doesn't follow
the guidelines, then give other employees who need a workstation the right
to hit the reset button on a locked machine.(I wonder if Ctrl-Alt-Delete
will restart a locked computer?). If the employee who locked the computer
against company rules loses work as a result, that's his problem.



"Bill Roland" <BillRoland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0B4B98C6-1BBC-4A68-A89E-311A67F919D6@microsoft.com...
> "Great for Domains and computers with multiple users."
>
> Or not. Its terrible in my envionment because there are a limited number
> of
> workstations and most of the employees have no pre-defined "desk." So
> consider that user A is searching the internet for something, then decides
> to
> lock the computer and go to lunch. For the hour he's gone, I've lost a
> workstation out of the pool. Not a good situation.
>
> "lforbes" wrote:
>
>> > I have "Lock" as an option. I have no idea what would happen if I click
>> > that
>> > one.
>>
>> It just locks the computer so you have to type in your password to get
>> back
>> in. This is not a new feature. It was available with XP, 2000, and NT.
>> It
>> is used to make sure that you can secure your work if you leave your
>> machine
>> and you don't want anyone else to access it while you are gone. Great for
>> Domains and computers with multiple users.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lara
>>
>> "DanR" wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > "John" <johnvan@ansonic.com.au> wrote in message
>> > news:F5D2FBF7-E3B5-478E-A0B5-7B96DBF8DD66@microsoft.com...
>> > > When I click on Shutdown I am faced with 6 different options: Switch
>> > > User,
>> > > Log Off, Sleep, Restart, Hibernate and Shutdown. I only ever use
>> > > Restart
>> > > and Shutdown.
>> > >
>> > > Is it possible to remove/hide the other options?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > >
>> > > John
>> >
>> > I have "Lock" as an option. I have no idea what would happen if I click
>> > that
>> > one.
>> >
>> >

I just looked at the screen that comes up when a Vista computer is locked.
There is a button under where the password goes that says "switch user." So
it seems like it's easy for another user to get into a locked computer. They
just can't get into the locked user's profile (unless they know the
password).

I don't know if switching users on a locked machine makes the original user
lose any work. but again, if the policy is Don't Lock, then anyone who
violates the policy has to pay the price.

BTW, I only have one user on my Vista machine, so I wasn't able to test this
option to see what the results would be. But bottom line: a locked machine
is NOT a lost machine.


"DP" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> You could forbid employees to lock their stations. If anyone doesn't
> follow the guidelines, then give other employees who need a workstation
> the right to hit the reset button on a locked machine.(I wonder if
> Ctrl-Alt-Delete will restart a locked computer?). If the employee who
> locked the computer against company rules loses work as a result, that's
> his problem.
>
>
>
> "Bill Roland" <BillRoland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0B4B98C6-1BBC-4A68-A89E-311A67F919D6@microsoft.com...
>> "Great for Domains and computers with multiple users."
>>
>> Or not. Its terrible in my envionment because there are a limited number
>> of
>> workstations and most of the employees have no pre-defined "desk." So
>> consider that user A is searching the internet for something, then
>> decides to
>> lock the computer and go to lunch. For the hour he's gone, I've lost a
>> workstation out of the pool. Not a good situation.
>>
>> "lforbes" wrote:
>>
>>> > I have "Lock" as an option. I have no idea what would happen if I
>>> > click that
>>> > one.
>>>
>>> It just locks the computer so you have to type in your password to get
>>> back
>>> in. This is not a new feature. It was available with XP, 2000, and NT.
>>> It
>>> is used to make sure that you can secure your work if you leave your
>>> machine
>>> and you don't want anyone else to access it while you are gone. Great
>>> for
>>> Domains and computers with multiple users.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Lara
>>>
>>> "DanR" wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> > "John" <johnvan@ansonic.com.au> wrote in message
>>> > news:F5D2FBF7-E3B5-478E-A0B5-7B96DBF8DD66@microsoft.com...
>>> > > When I click on Shutdown I am faced with 6 different options: Switch
>>> > > User,
>>> > > Log Off, Sleep, Restart, Hibernate and Shutdown. I only ever use
>>> > > Restart
>>> > > and Shutdown.
>>> > >
>>> > > Is it possible to remove/hide the other options?
>>> > >
>>> > > Thanks,
>>> > >
>>> > > John
>>> >
>>> > I have "Lock" as an option. I have no idea what would happen if I
>>> > click that
>>> > one.
>>> >
>>> >
>