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How to disable / prevent shutdown [XP & Vista] - Mark - 05-12-2010
How to disable / prevent shutdown [XP & Vista]
This is a tutorial on how to prevent someone from shutting down a computer.
This may be useful if you want to stop them from accessing the boot menu or you may want to have the computer running at all times.
This guide will show you how to remove the Shut Down option from the Start Menu, the CTRL+ALT+DEL screen and the task manager.
Note: Users can still shut down the computer using the run dialogue or the physical power button.
Note: This guide involves the use of the Group Policy Editor, which is not included with Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Basic or Windows XP Home.
Steps
How to remove the Shutdown button from Start Menu and Task Manager
1) Start Group Policy Editor
Start > Run > " gpedit.msc "
2) In the left panel, go to
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu & TaskBar
3) In the right panel, enable
Remove and Prevent Access to the Shut Down Command
*Double click it, a box will appear within that click Enabled.
For more tweaks and optimisation see my mega thread here: http://mcompute.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=620