Remove Shutdown button from Welcome Screen (XP)

[newphaser901]

Greetings,

I want to remove the Shutdown option from the Welcome Screen, both before
users log in and after they do. E.g if they select switch user, the shutdown
option will still be unavailable.

I am aware of this regedit:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
ShutdownWithoutLogon = 1

However this only takes effect if no users are logged in.

I want to remove the shutdown option completely. So that the only way the
workstation can be shut down is for either the option to be enabled in HKCM
(by Start Menu), or by some special command line option.

Thanks.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Greetings,

I want to remove the Shutdown option from the Welcome Screen, both before
users log in and after they do. E.g if they select switch user, the
shutdown
option will still be unavailable.

I am aware of this regedit:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
ShutdownWithoutLogon = 1

However this only takes effect if no users are logged in.

I want to remove the shutdown option completely. So that the only way the
workstation can be shut down is for either the option to be enabled in
HKCM
(by Start Menu), or by some special command line option.

Thanks.

If this is a WinXP Professional PC then you can run gpedit.msc and follow
this path:

Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security
Settings / Local Policies / User Rights Assignments / Shut down the system

By restricting the shutdown ability, you can prevent ordinary users to shut
down the system. To shut it down you could use this command:

runas /user:Administrator shutdown.exe

 

[newphaser901]

Unfortunately this does not work for me. Both Administrator and User
accounts will be used on my system at the same time, and I want to use the
Welcome Screen and Fast-User Switching. I guess what I'm saying isn't
possible with that system config.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I think it does work. Did you actually test it? If so, where did it fail?