How to disable shutdown option at the login screen?

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I was able to disable the shutdown option in the start screen using Group Policy but how do I disable the shutdown button at the login screen? I'm using Windows 8.1 Update 1.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 04 '14 at 19:37

In Group Policy, go to Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options

There is a setting labeled "Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on" Set that to "Disabled"

That way, no one can shut it down unless they log on first, but by then they're covered by the group policy that removes the shut down option.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 04 '14 at 18:45

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It is possible to disable the shutdown button at the login screen using the registry.

Launch the registry editor
Locate the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Set change the value of shutdownwithoutlogon from 1 to 0.

answered Jun 04 '14 at 18:45

Mikael Dúi Bolinder

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...All this does is make the register change manually the group policy that handles this behavior should be used instead to apply it across all applicible machines. – Ramhound Jun 04 '14 at 18:46
I agree. I only found the registry way of doing it when searching. – Mikael Dúi Bolinder Jun 04 '14 at 20:44

How to disable shutdown option at the login screen?

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