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disablewinxp
Joined: 14 Aug 2006
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 Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:19 pm Subject : Disable Computer Shutdown |
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Another tweak to disable the Shut Down option in the Shut Down Dialog Box.
Click - > Start - > Run -> Type regedit.exe and go to :
| Quote: | | This trick involves editing the registry, so please make backups. |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
In the right pane look for the NoClose Key. If it is not already there then create it by right clicking in the right pane and selecting New > String Value.(Name it NoCloseKey ) Now once you see the NoCloseKey in the right pane, right click on it and select Modify. Then Type 1 in the Value Data Box.
Doing the above on a Win98 system disables the Shut Down option in the Shut Down Dialog Box.
But on a Win95 machine if the value of NoCloseKey is set to 1 then click on the Start > Shut Down button displays the following error message:
| Quote: | | This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator. |
You can enable the shut down option by changing the value of NoCloseKey to 0 or simply deleting the particular entry i.e. deleting NoCloseKey.
To make it a simpler process, simply save the following with an extension of .reg and add it's contents to the registry by double clicking on it.
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoClose"="1"[/quote] |
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ddawson
Joined: 15 Jan 2007
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| Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:47 pm Subject : Thanks! |
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This worked on my Win2003 SP1 Domain Controller as well.
The Shut Down button was not available in the Start Menu or when I pressed CTRL+ALT+DEL on one server on a network that I inherited. I looked at Group Policies at the User Rights Assignments and found that the settings were still at default settings. The Domain Admins should have had the rights to shut it down. I tried shutting it down remotely via TSShutdn and PSShutdown but that wouldn't work either. I was at a loss on how to reboot this server during my maintenance windows.
I finally found http://www2.geek.com/discus/messages/24/8782.html?1082401574 which the poster says fixed his problem but it didn't work in my case. (I found it strange that the MS KBase article he references doesn't even say anything about not being able to shut down.)
I finally found your posting and after setting it I logged off and back on and WOW - finally have my Shut Down button back. Thanks!
David Dawson for Centronia - support (at) centronia (dot) org |
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