Policy

Remove Logoff

Microsoft Windows

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Remove Logoff
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
System > Ctrl+Alt+Del Options
Supported on
At least Windows 2000

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows2000, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting disables or removes all menu items and buttons that log the user off the system. If you enable this policy setting, users will not see the Log off menu item when they press Ctrl+Alt+Del. This will prevent them from logging off unless they restart or shutdown the computer, or clicking Log off from the Start menu. Also, see the 'Remove Logoff on the Start Menu' policy setting. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can see and select the Log off menu item when they press Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Internal name
NoLogoff
Policy ID
3cdc57bcc1b4
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value name
NoLogoff
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value name
NoLogoff
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.