How to enable/disable Task manager and Logoff

[Angelus]

When you press Ctrl+ Alt +Del keys on your keyboard, following screen will appear but if you want to enable or disable Task Manager and Log Off option. You have to follow some simple steps to hide these two options.

Logon information is hidden for security reasons but here you can see all the option are enabled by default. To make them disable follow the steps.

Step-1: Click on Start button > Select Run > In run enter “gpedit.msc” and click “OK”.

Following screen of Group policy editor will open. Here you will find Computer Configuration and User Configuration under Group policy editor. To enable the changes for task manager and log off we will use User Configuration.

Step-2: Select “Ctrl+Alt+Del Options” option in “User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System”.

Now set “Remove Task Manager” and “Remove Logoff” options state to Enabled.

It will disable both Task Manager and Log Off options from the following window.

By this way you can enable/disable Task Manager and Log off options. You can alsoenable/disable Lock Computer & Change Password by setting their state to enable.

I have written similar post like this , i hope you have checked my earlier two posts which will give you some other options to hide.

 

[Angelus]

Description:
Log off option provides you to logoff from the currently logged in user account and go to other option like switch user. This setting enables you to remove the item from the start menu. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey \explorer does not exist, create it as explained below. Then, create a dword value startmenulogoff in the right panel. Now, right-click and modify its value to 1 which can hide log off button. However, if you want enable the button back, change the value data to 0 or delete the added value. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry , you can test your system now for free.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]</b>, key and create a new key with the name "Explorer" under "Policies".

Go to <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\]</b> , right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "StartMenuLogoff" in "Explorer" key.

Next, right-click on "StartMenuLogoff" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.

 

[Angelus]

Here are the steps, in case you are unable to view the link:

To disable Log off

1. Type regedit in Start menu search box and then hit enter
2. Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

1. In the right-pane, create a new DWORD value named StartMenuLogOff and set value to 1.

To disable switch user

1. Navigate to the following key:

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

1. In the right-pane, create a new DWORD value named HideFastUserSwitching and set value to 1.

To disable Lock

1. Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, create a new DWORD value named DisableLockWorkstation and set value to 1.

Then, please restart the computer.

 

[Angelus]

Removing Log Off from the Start Menu

• Start Group Policy Editor (Start > Run > “gpedit.msc”)
• In the left panel, go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar
• In the right panel, enable Remove Logoff on the Start Menu

Removing Log Off from Task Manager

• Start Group Policy Editor (Start > Run > “gpedit.msc”)
• In the left panel, go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Ctrl+Alt+Del Options
• In the right panel, enable Remove Logoff

or

Start the Registry Editor (go to Start, Run and type Regedt32). Find the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] create a new dword called NoLogOff and give it a value of 1

 

[Angelus]

Follow these steps to disable the Log Off and Turn Off buttons:

To do either, you will first need to navigate to the appropriate area of the registry.
Open the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). You may need to put in your password if UAC is active.
Navigate toHKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.

Disable the Log Off button
Right-click the Explorer key, and select New | DWORD value.
Name the value StartMenuLogoff, and press Enter twice to access the Edit DWORD Value dialog box.
Type 1 in the Value Data text box, and click OK.

Disable the Power Off button
Right-click the Explorer key, and select New | DWORD value.
Name the value NoClose, and press Enter twice to access the Edit DWORD Value dialog box.
Type 1 in the Value Data text box, and click OK.
Close the Registry Editor.

At this point, both the Log Off and Turn Off Computer buttons are still on the Start menu. Click the Log Off button and then log back on.

When you need to shut down the computer, launch the Registry Editor, and change the values to 0, or pull the plug if it has to be done in a hurry. Likewise, executing “shutdown” from a command prompt will also turn off your system.