Policy

Select the Start menu Power button action (plugged in)

Microsoft Windows

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Select the Start menu Power button action (plugged in)
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
System > Power Management > Button Settings
Supported on
Windows Vista only

Supported OS tags: WindowsVista

This policy setting specifies the action that Windows takes when a user presses the Start menu Power button. If you enable this policy setting, select one of the following actions: -Sleep -Hibernate -Shut down If you disable this policy or do not configure this policy setting, users control this setting.

Internal name
ACStartMenuButtonAction_2
Policy ID
ab40c38d3d24
Elements
1

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.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Computer
User Interface Sleep Button Action
ID SelectACStartMenuButtonAction
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\A7066653-8D6C-40A8-910E-A1F54B84C7E5
Value name
ACSettingIndex
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: Sleep (0), Hibernate (1), Shut down (2)
User Interface Sleep Button Action
Computer · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\A7066653-8D6C-40A8-910E-A1F54B84C7E5
Value name
ACSettingIndex
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Sleep (0), Hibernate (1), Shut down (2)