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On the windows signon screen the shutdown feature cannot be used

I don't know what I did but when I "logoff", the next screen the comes up does not have "shutdown" highlighed for me to use. I have to log back in and then go to task manager to shutdown. How do I get the original "shutdown" feature working again?

Kathy Jan 12, 2009

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Try this. If this doesn't work,please respond with windows version.

To resolve the issue, perform the following:

Click Start, Run.
Type gpedit.msc and click OK.
Navigate to the following path:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar

Double-click "Remove and Prevent Access to the Shut Down command"
Select "Not configured" or "Disabled"
Close Group Policy window.

Anonymous Jan 12, 2009

When you click start button,Is the shut down option there?
Anonymous Jan 12, 2009

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Right click on an open area of the desktop>> Select New>>Shortcut Enter in

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on Aug 09, 2011 • Computers & Internet

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Here's how to create a shutdown shortcut on your desktop

Instead of going to the start menu, choosing shutdown, then waiting for the computer to shut all the programs down, you can create a shortcut on the desktop to do it quickly. You can create a shutdown, restart, or a logoff icon on your desktop which will work a lot quicker than using the usual buttons in the start menu.
Here's how to create a shutdown shortcut on your desktop

1. Go to your blank desktop
2. Right click on a blank space and a menu will appear
3. Choose New from the menu
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Different combination you can type in when creating a shortcut to shutdown, restart, or logoff.

Shutdown.exe -s

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This one will logoff your computer back to the welcome screen where you will need to login again.

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shutdown.exe -s -t 15 -c "Goodbye you idiot"
This is my favorite code. It will shutdown in 15 seconds and have a message in the box saying "Goodbye you idiot"
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* to stop the computer from shutting down type shutdown /a into the run box located in the start menu..
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Why do you need to write a program?
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There are many more switches and variations for this command. Just explore.

There is no point to re-invent the wheel.

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