Shutting down a computer is a common task that many people do on a regular basis. However, there are several ways to shutdown the computer by default, and some people may find it more convenient to use another application to do this for them. Shutting down a computer can be done by clicking on Start and turning off your computer/shutting down, pressing CTRL + ALT + DEL and choosing Shut Down, opening the command prompt and typing in the shutdown command, or installing a third party application that shuts down the computer for you.

  1. Disable Windows Update
  2. Disable Windows Defender
  3. Disable Windows Firewall
  4. Disable IPv6
  5. Disable Bluetooth

Remove Shutdown Options

You can remove the Turn Off Computer button from the Start Menu and from the CTRL + ALT + DEL screen by using the Group Policy Editor. Note that this is not available in Windows Home or Starter editions. To do this, you must first create a GPO and then add the following entries: Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Components\Turn Off Computer Button Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Components\Turn Off Computer Button Then, you can enable the GPO by using the following command: gpupdate /force

In the Start Menu, type gpedit.msc and press Enter. In the left pane, expand User Configuration and then expand Administrative Templates. Finally, click on Start Menu and Taskbar. Note that you can also go to same location under Computer Configuration if you want the setting to apply to all users on the computer. Windows 10: How to Enable or Disable The Start Menu And Taskbar In The Settings App If you’re looking for a way to enable or disable the Start menu and taskbar in Windows 10, you can do so through the Settings app. ..

To disable the shutdown option on your computer, open the Control Panel and click on System and Security. In the System and Security window, click on the Shutdown button. In the Shut Down dialog box, select Enabled and then click OK. ..

However, if a user logs off of Windows and then clicks the Power button from there, the setting above will not work.

To prevent this, you need to find the Remove Logoff on start menu setting in the same section and change it to Enabled also (only under User Configuration). Now the user won’t be able to log off and won’t be able to reach that screen. However, if the computer restarts for any particular reason, the login screen will appear and the computer can be shut down.

Computer Configuration – Windows Settings – Security Settings – Local Policies – Security Options and scroll down to Shutdown: Allow the system to be shutdown without having to log on and set it to Disabled.

  1. Under the “Windows Settings” heading, click on “Security Settings.”
  2. Under the “Windows Security” heading, click on “Local Policies.”
  3. On the left side of the window, under “User Rights Assignment,” click on “Shutdown.”
  4. In the dialog box that appears, under “Enabled,” select “Never allow.”
    Now users will not be able to simply type in shutdown at the command prompt to shut down their computer! ..

To prevent unauthorized access to the command prompt, you can enable this policy. ..

If you want to be able to restore access to the computer if it is lost or stolen, you’ll need to leave the Run command in the Start Menu so that you can get access to Group Policy later on.

To apply local group policies to all users except the Administrator account, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
  2. In the console tree, under “Organization Configuration,” right-click your domain and select “Create a GPO in this Domain.”
  3. In the “New GPO” window, type a name for your new GPO and click OK.
  4. On the General tab, under “Settings,” click the link that says “Edit settings for…” and then select “Group Policy Object Settings.”
  5. On the Policies tab, under “Computer Configuration,” double-click your newly created GPO to open it.
  6. Underneath the Default Domain Policy node, double-click User Rights Assignment (User Rights Assignments) to open it.
  7. In the User Rights Assignment window, on the right side of the window, click Add and then select Local Group Policy Objects from the list of options that appears.
  8. In the Select Local Group Policy Object dialog box, type or browse to your new policy file (.pol) file and click OK to add it to your list of policies in User Rights Assignment (User Rights Assignments).
  9. Click OK in both User Rights Assignment (User Rights Assignments) windows to close them both and return to GPMC’s Policies tab in order to continue with step 10 below… ..

In Windows 8, you can create a standard user account that does not have permission to install software. This will help to prevent users from installing third-party programs to shutdown the computer.

Disable Windows Installer

Enable the Group Policy editor and choose Always from the drop down box. Note that standard user accounts also cannot access the Group Policy editor, so that’s another good reason to use a non-administrative account.

If you want to shutdown the computer remotely, you must log in as a standard user.

“Shutdown user accounts with the shutdown privilege” This will take away the shutdown privilege from all user accounts, except for the ones that have it explicitly set.

To shutdown your computer, open the “Computer Configuration” folder, and then open the “Windows Settings” folder. In the Windows Settings folder, open the “Security Settings” folder. In the Security Settings folder, open the “Local Policies” folder. In the Local Policies folder, open the “User Rights Assignment” folder. And then click on “Shut Down the System.” ..

To give normal users the shutdown privilege, you need to remove the Users group and add a new group called “Shutdown Users”. This new group will have the shutdown privilege and normal users will not have access to it. ..

Shut down your computer using the following steps:

  1. Open the Start menu and type shutdown.
  2. Click on shutdown to start the shutdown process.
  3. When the shutdown process is complete, click on exit to close your computer.