No Shutdown or Restart on Start button

I just noticed on my Web Server running Windows 7 Pro X64 that the Start button does not have Shutdown or Restart. It was there a few days ago. No Windows Updates other than Microsoft Security Essentials definition updates.



I checked gpedit as follows:

Click Start, Run.
Type gpedit.msc and click OK.
Navigate to the following path:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar

It is already set to Disabled.

I don't normally apply updates to this computer since it's my Web Server and runs 24/7 but I'm applying 34 updates now, will see what that does to/for me.

Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium D 945 3.4Ghz
Ram: 5GB DDR2 Dual Channel
HD: 120GB Seagate boot IDE
1.5TB Seagate 7200RPM IDE

Give this a try.

Right tick Start Orb and select Properties.
Go to the top Start Menu

I do believe you will find what you need in there.

You can also look here.

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options\System Settings

Hey Rich,

The tutorial below may be able to add the shut down options back for you. :)

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

Darn. Been gone long enough to find that tutorial and bingo Brink beat me to it.
I will just post it in a nicer color.

https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/148605-shut-down-restart-sleep-hibernate-commands-add-remove.html

No joy. Nothing under Start Menu Properties or Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options (there is no System Settings).

Windows Update and reboot didn't help either.

Take a look at Brinks post #3

The reg hack didn't help either and I had already checked gpedit.

I'm running out of ideas.
Could you use a restore point back when thing were normal?


Have you been here.

I'll try a restore point from a a week or more ago, see if that helps. That will lose the 34 updates I just applied but if it fixes the problem then it's worth it.

Power button is set to Shut down

Gpedit User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar
"Remove and Prevent Access to the Shut Down command"
is actually set to Not configured, not Disabled, I gave the wrong info before.

I do have a Shutdown and a Restart bat file with shortcuts to them on the Desktop for now.