Policy

Select the Start menu Power button action (plugged in)

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategorySystem > Power Management > Button Settings
Supported onWindows 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.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
User Interface Sleep Button Action
ID SelectACStartMenuButtonAction
enum
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\A7066653-8D6C-40A8-910E-A1F54B84C7E5\ACSettingIndex
Type REG_DWORD
Options: Sleep (0), Hibernate (1), Shut down (2)

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