Shutdown without logon button - the saga continues.


Morph000

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It's the only issue I have at the moment with W11 !
It's minor I know, just irritating. Must-not-let-Microsoft-beat-me. :p
At the login screen I'm missing the Shutdown button.
It IS there if I logout though. Every time.
I checked the registry in safe mode and the setting is still there.
I disabled 3rd party apps and it's still missing on boot, so a Windows app is changing it on startup.
Question is, which one.
I could start disabling groups of apps/services at a time to narrow it down but that's just going to cause grief and errors or worse.
The registry value gets changed from a DWord to a string, which is interesting.
If the DWord is 1 then it's enabled, 0 = disabled, so a string is undefined?
How do I find which app is responsible. Registry monitoring via Sysinternals Procmon etc didn't offer anything.
Given that the value is "ShutdownWithoutLogon", I could scan every file in a system image (using an image to ensure files aren't locked and inaccessible) to find that string and the culprit and at worst edit the file and modify /delete the string.
I'm grudgingly considering a 23H2 factory recovery install and reinstall everything again, but that's a serious pain.
Maybe an inplace upgrade, but I don't have high hopes there.
Any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LG
    CPU
    i7 Ultra
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel
    Sound Card
    Intel Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop 17" & TB4 Dell 27" QHD Ultrasharp w/integral TB4 hub
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD, 5 external WDs
    Mouse
    Logitech Master MX 3S
    Browser
    Vivaldi
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium Suite
I don't get it, it works as written

regedit

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

shutdownwithoutlogon REG_DWORD 1

Computer users are members of the BUILTIN\Users group and have the privilege to shut down the computer. Unless you have changed something.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI MS-7D98
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-13490F
    Motherboard
    MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    2 x 16 Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD516G560081
    Graphics Card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G (GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD)
    Sound Card
    Bluetooth Аудио
    Monitor(s) Displays
    INNOCN 15K1F
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WD_BLACK SN770 250GB
    KINGSTON SNV2S1000G (ELFK0S.6)
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W
    Case
    CG560 - DeepCool
    Cooling
    ID-COOLING SE-224-XTS / 2 x 140Mm Fan - rear and top; 3 x 120Mm - front
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB TKL
    Mouse
    Corsair KATAR PRO XT
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender Antivirus
    Other Info
    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/66553205
Interesting. In forty-four years of owning many dozens of computers, this is something I've never thought about before, or apparently even wanted to do. So, I'll watch the thread and see what you guys come up with.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 16 9640
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
    Memory
    32GB LPDDR5x 7467 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16.3 inch 4K+ OLED Infinity Edge Touch
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2400
    Hard Drives
    1 Terabyte M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
    Cooling
    Vapor Chamber Cooling
    Mouse
    None
    Internet Speed
    960 Mbps Netgear Mesh + 2 Satellites
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Security (Defender)
    Other Info
    Microsoft 365 subscription
    Microsoft OneDrive 1TB Cloud
    Microsoft Visual Studio
    Microsoft Visual Studio Code
    Microsoft Sysinternals Suite
    Microsoft BitLocker
    Microsoft Copilot
    Macrium Reflect X subscription
    Dell Support Assist
    Dell Command | Update
    1Password Password Manager
    Amazon Kindle for PC
    Lightroom/Photoshop subscription
    Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation
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