Policy

Remove Windows Security item from Start menu

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

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ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Remote Session Environment
Supported onAt 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.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoNTSecurityREG_DWORD
1
0

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