This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Sign out in the account picture menu on the Start menu, Alt+F4 menu, and Win+X menu for all or specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you sign out of Windows, all your open windows and apps are closed, but the computer is not turned off. Another user can sign in without needing to restart the computer.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove Sign out on the Start menu, Alt+F4 menu, and Win+X menu.
This does not remove Sign out on the Ctrl+Alt+Del screen.
Removing Sign out will not prevent users from using other methods to sign out.
Contents
- Option One: Add or Remove Sign out on Alt+F4, Win+X, and Start Menu for All or Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor
- Option Two: Add or Remove Sign out on Alt+F4, Win+X, and Start Menu for All Users using REG file
EXAMPLE: Sign out in account picture menu on Start menu, Alt+F4 menu, and Win+X menu
Add or Remove Sign out on Alt+F4, Win+X, and Start Menu for All or Specific Users in Local Group Policy Editor
The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.
All editions can use Option Two to configure the same policy.
1 Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.
2 Navigate to the policy location below in the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor. (see screenshot below)
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar
3 In the right pane of Start Menu and Taskbar in the Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Remove Logoff on the Start Menu policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)
4 Do step 5 (add) or step 6 (remove) below for what you want.
5 Add "Sign out" to Alt+F4, Win+X, and Start Menu
This is the default setting.
A) Select (dot) Not Configured. (see screenshot below)
B) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 7.
6 Remove "Sign out" from Alt+F4, Win+X, and Start Menu
A) Select (dot) Enabled. (see screenshot below)
B) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 7.
7 You can now close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
2 Add "Sign out" to Alt+F4, Win+X, and Start Menu for All Users
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_Sign-out_for_all_users.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"StartMenuLogOff"=-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"StartMenuLogOff"=-3 Remove "Sign out" from Alt+F4, Win+X, and Start Menu for All Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Sign-out_for_all_users.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"StartMenuLogOff"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"StartMenuLogOff"=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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