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Microsoft.Policies.StartMenu• User

Change Start Menu power button

Set the default action of the power button on the Start menu. If you enable this setting, the Start Menu will set the power button to the chosen action, and not let the user change this action. If you set the button to either Sleep or Hibernate, and that state is not supported on a computer, then the button will fall back to Shut Down. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Start Menu power button will be set to Shut Down by default, and the user can change this setting to another action.

Policy Details

Policy Name
PowerButtonAction
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Supported On
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
OMA-URI (CSP)
ADMX_StartMenu/PowerButtonAction
OS Build Version:10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202
CSP Version:10.0
Conflict Resolution:LastWrite
Allowed Editions:
EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationHolographic BusinessPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

Choose one of the following actions

Type: enum

Allowed Values
  • 2 Shut Down
  • 16 Sleep
  • 1 Log off
  • 512 Lock
  • 4 Restart
  • 256 Switch User
  • 64 Hibernate