Today, I will show you how to use Group Policy to disable or prevent the Shutdown option.

1. On the Server Manager page, select Tools and click Group Policy Management.

2 . Right-click Group Policy Objects on the Group Policy Management page and select New.

3.On the new GPO page, enter the name for new GPO, in my case, my new GPO name is Prevent Shutdown, click OK.

4.Right-click the new GPO and select Edit.

5. On the Group Policy Management Editor page, expand User Configuration, Expend Administrative Template, select Start Menu and Taskbar, click Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands.

6. Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands page, select Enable, and click OK.

7.On the Group Policy Management page, right-click the OU which you would like to apply this new GPO, select Link an Existing GPO.

8.On the Select GPO page, select the new GPO, in my case is Prevent Shutdown, click OK.

 

I hope you enjoy this post.

Cary Sun

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