Policy

Select the Start menu Power button action (plugged in)

This policy setting specifies the action that Windows takes when a user presses the Start menu Power button. If you enable this policy setting, select one of the following actions: -Sleep -Hibernate -Shut down If you disable this policy or do not configure this policy setting, users control this setting.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category System / Power Management / Button Settings
Policy ID ab40c38d3d24
Internal name ACStartMenuButtonAction_2

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\A7066653-8D6C-40A8-910E-A1F54B84C7E5\ACSettingIndex

Policy notes

This policy setting specifies the action that Windows takes when a user presses the Start menu Power button. If you enable this policy setting, select one of the following actions: -Sleep -Hibernate -Shut down If you disable this policy or do not configure this policy setting, users control this setting.

Related policies

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