{"id":17142,"date":"2021-08-27T12:33:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=17142"},"modified":"2021-08-27T12:33:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:33:20","slug":"disable-power-button-in-windows-10-start-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/disable-power-button-in-windows-10-start-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable the Power Button in Windows 10 Start Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you click the Power button in the Start Menu, it will list all actions you can perform: Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate. If you want to prevent access to all those commands, here are two simple ways to disable the Power button in the Start Menu on Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windows-10-power-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"406\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windows-10-power-button.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/windows-10-power-button-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Disable the Power Button in Windows 10 Start Menu 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 navigate to: <code>User Configuration -&gt; Administrative Templates -&gt; Start Menu and Taskbar<\/code>. Double-click the &#8220;<strong>Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands<\/strong>&#8221; policy in the right pane.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/prevent-access-to-shutdown-restart-commands.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/prevent-access-to-shutdown-restart-commands.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/prevent-access-to-shutdown-restart-commands-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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\/08\/disable-power-in-start-menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"554\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/disable-power-in-start-menu.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/disable-power-in-start-menu-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Restart your system to apply the changes. The next time you click the <strong>Power<\/strong> button in the Start Menu, it will display the error message &#8220;There are currently no power options available&#8221;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/no-power-options-available.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"406\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/no-power-options-available.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/no-power-options-available-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate options will also been removed from the CTRL+ALT+DEL screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Disable the Power Button in Windows 10 Start Menu via Group Policy<\/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 browse 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\/08\/new-dword-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"312\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/new-dword-1.png 538w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/new-dword-1-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> if the <strong>Explorer<\/strong> key doesn&#8217;t exist, you need to create it first.<\/li>\n<li>Name the new DWORD as <strong>NoClose<\/strong>. Next, double-click it and change its value data to 1.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/NoClose.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/NoClose.png 538w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/NoClose-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor and reboot your PC. It will disable Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate in the Start Menu, as well as the CTRL+ALT+DEL screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you click the Power button in the Start Menu, it will list all actions you can perform: Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate. If you want to prevent access to all those commands, here are two simple ways to disable the Power button in the Start Menu on Windows 10. 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