Policy
Change Start Menu power button
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7, WindowsServer2008R2
Set the default action of the power button on the Start menu. If you enable this setting, the Start Menu will set the power button to the chosen action, and not let the user change this action. If you set the button to either Sleep or Hibernate, and that state is not supported on a computer, then the button will fall back to Shut Down. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Start Menu power button will be set to Shut Down by default, and the user can change this setting to another action.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Choose one of the following actions ID PowerButtonActionDropdown | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer Value name PowerButtonAction Type REG_DWORD | Options: Shut Down (2), Sleep (16), Log off (1), Lock (512), Restart (4), Switch User (256), Hibernate (64) |