Policy

Remove Windows Security item from Start menu

Microsoft Windows

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Remove Windows Security item from Start menu
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Remote Session Environment
Supported on
At least Windows 2000 Terminal Services

Supported OS tags: Windows2000, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008

Specifies whether to remove the Windows Security item from the Settings menu on Remote Desktop clients. You can use this setting to prevent inexperienced users from logging off from Remote Desktop Services inadvertently. If the status is set to Enabled, Windows Security does not appear in Settings on the Start menu. As a result, users must type a security attention sequence, such as CTRL+ALT+END, to open the Windows Security dialog box on the client computer. If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, Windows Security remains in the Settings menu.

Internal name
TS_NoSecurityMenu
Policy ID
13e43b99b1d7
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.