{"id":17107,"date":"2021-07-20T03:49:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T03:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=17107"},"modified":"2021-07-20T03:52:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T03:52:01","slug":"remove-sign-out-from-ctrl-alt-del-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/remove-sign-out-from-ctrl-alt-del-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Sign out from Ctrl+Alt+Del Screen in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever you leave your computer unattended, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-lock-your-computer-in-windows-10\/\">lock Windows<\/a> and bring up the Ctrl + Alt + Del screen. If you want to prevent others from logging off your account, here are simple ways to remove the &#8220;Sign out&#8221; option from the Ctrl + Alt + Del screen in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ctrl-alt-del.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11719\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Remove Sign out from Ctrl+Alt+Del Screen via Group Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-local-group-policy-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open Local Group Policy Editor<\/a> and browse to: <code>User Configuration -&gt; Administrative Templates -&gt; System -&gt; Ctrl+Alt+Del Options<\/code>. In the right pane, double-click the &#8220;<strong>Remove Logoff<\/strong>&#8221; policy.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/remove-logoff-gpo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"365\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/remove-logoff-gpo.png 557w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/remove-logoff-gpo-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Enabled<\/strong> option. Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/disable-logoff-from-lock-screen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/disable-logoff-from-lock-screen.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/disable-logoff-from-lock-screen-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Local Group Policy Editor and restart your system. The next time you press the Windows + L key combination, you&#8217;ll see that the &#8220;Sign out&#8221; option is missing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Remove Sign Out from Ctrl+Alt+Del Screen via Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open Registry Editor<\/a> and navigate to: <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer<\/code>. In the right pane, right-click the blank area and select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-dword-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"310\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-dword-1.png 545w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-dword-1-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Name the new DWORD <strong>NoLogoff<\/strong>, then double-click it and change its value to 1. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NoLogoff.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NoLogoff.png 545w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NoLogoff-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor. After rebooting, you can check if the &#8220;Sign out&#8221; option is removed from the Ctrl + Alt + Del screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever you leave your computer unattended, you can lock Windows and bring up the Ctrl + Alt + Del screen. If you want to prevent others from logging off your account, here are simple ways to remove the &#8220;Sign out&#8221; option from the Ctrl + Alt + Del screen in Windows 10. 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