Windows 7 - Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands - Add or Remove

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How to Add or Remove the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands in Windows 7

Information

This will show you how to add or remove the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands from the Start Menu, Start Menu power button, CTRL+ALT+DEL screen, and Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows dialog for all users in Windows 7.

You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial.

Note

This does not prevent users from being able to use any other method (ex: shortcuts) to Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate the computer. It only removes them from the Start Menu, Start Menu power button, CTRL+ALT+DEL screen, and Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows dialog locations.

EXAMPLE: Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands Added and Removed

OPTION ONE

Using a REG File Download

1. To Add Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Add_Shut-Down_Restart_Sleep_Hibernation.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Remove Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Remove_Shut-Down_Restart_Sleep_Hibernation.reg

3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

5. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

6. Restart the computer to apply.

7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

OPTION TWO

Through the Local Group Policy Editor

1. Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2. In the left pane, click on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Start Menu and Taskbar. (see screenshot below)

3. In the right pane, double click on Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands. (see screenshot above)

4. To Add Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands
A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled. (see screenshot below step 6)
NOTE: Not Configured is the default setting.

B) Go to step 6.

5. To Remove Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands
A) Select (dot) Enabled. (see screenshot below step 6)

6. Click on OK. (see screenshot below)

7. Close the Local Group Policy Editor window.

That's it,
Shawn

Related Tutorials

Britton30 · 05-27-2011

Hi Shawn, do you have one to remove only Lock, Switch user, and Sleep? I want to keep Restart and Shut Down and I already have Hibernate disabled with powercfg -h off command.

Brink · 05-27-2011

Hello Gary,

We have these below that may do the trick for you.

How to Add or Remove Lock and Switch User from the Start Menu in Vista

and

How to Disable the Sleep Option in the Windows Shut Down Menu

Britton30 · 05-28-2011

Thanks Shawn, the tut for removing Switch User and Lock worked, the one for removing sleep did not. The Switch User and Lock are grayed out in the restart button and do not show as an option in Properties.

Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands - Add or Remove-untitled.png

IT looks like everything is there?

Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands - Add or Remove-regedit.png

Brink · 05-28-2011

Did you already restart the computer to see if it may apply afterwards?

Britton30 · 05-28-2011

Yes I did restart and went so far as to delete all my entries and redo the whole process, no luck yet.

Brink · 05-28-2011

I just tested it again on my system, and that disable Sleep in Start Menu tutorial is not working for me now either. It use to when it was first posted. It may be one of those things that SP1 now prevents from working somehow. I sent Ted a PM to see if it's still working for him or not.

Bare Foot Kid · 05-28-2011

Hello guys.

I have it currently disabled in 64-bit Ultimate SP1 without issue, as a matter of fact I just reinstalled less than 2 weeks ago and had no issue using the method outlined in the tutorial to disable it then.

Sleep : Disable in Shut Down Menu

Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands - Add or Remove-sleep.jpg

Britton30 · 05-29-2011

Thanks Shawn.
Ted, if you look at my snips, is everything correct? I copy/pasted the info supplied it the tutorial.

Bare Foot Kid · 05-29-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Britton30

Thanks Shawn.
Ted, if you look at my snips, is everything correct? I copy/pasted the info supplied it the tutorial.

Hello.

I looked at them earlier and all seems well, I have no idea what the issue may be.

Windows 7 - Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands - Add or Remove

Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate Commands - Add or Remove

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