This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Restart on the power menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Restarting the computer will sign out all users, shut down the computer, and then automatically reboot the computer.
Restart is available in the power options menu by default in Windows 11, but you can remove Restart from the power menu if wanted.
Reference:
Start Policy CSP - Windows Client Management
Learn more about the Start Area in Policy CSP.
learn.microsoft.com
You must be signed in as administrator to add or remove Restart on the power menu.
Removing Sleep from the power menu will not disable using other available options to restart the computer.
EXAMPLE: Restart on power menu
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you want.
2 Add Restart to Power Menu
This is the default setting
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_Restart_to_Power_menu_for_all_users.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Start\HideRestart]
"value"=dword:000000003 Remove Restart from Power Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Restart_from_Power_menu_for_all_users.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Start\HideRestart]
"value"=dword:000000014 Save the REG file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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