Hide and Seek: The Secret of the Shutdown Icon

The Power button on your Windows Start menu is a handy tool to quickly shut down your Windows 10 or 11. Just click on the Start button from the taskbar below, and you will find the Power button in the bottom-left corner.

It also has many disadvantages, though. Kids, or even an unauthorized person for that matter, can also shut down your PC accidentally. To prevent such unauthorized usage, you can hide the Power button on your PC for good.

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There’s more than one way to go about things on your Windows, whether it is changing the look of your Windows or tweaking the user profiles on Windows . However, in the case of hiding your Power button, the quickest way is also the easiest.

Let’s look at the most straightforward method to remove the Power button from the Start menu, which is through the Windows Registry.

To hide the Power Button through the Windows Registry, all you have to do is change a critical value, and your job will be done. However, before you jump in and do that, it’s essential that you back up your Windows registry first. Fiddling with the Registry is risky business, and having your keys backed up will keep it safe even in the case of accidental data loss.

After you have backed up your Windows Registry, follow the below steps to hide the Power button on your Windows:

Launch the Run dialog box by pressing the Windows key + R shortcut.
Type in ‘regedit’ and hit Enter.
In the Registry Editor, head to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Start\HidePowerButton
Right-click on the Value key from the right and change its value to 1.

Now close the Registry Editor and give your PC a quick restart; you will see the Power button hidden from the Start menu from here on.

How to Bring Back the Power Button

If you want to bring back the Power button later on, all you have to do is roll back the changes you made above. Just right-click on the Value key and change its value from 1 to 0 again.

Hiding Power Buttons on Windows 10 & 11

The Power button on Windows can sometimes lead to accidental shutdowns; this is especially true if your computer is easily accessible by other people. You can easily dodge this unauthorized access by hiding the Power buttons as we laid down in the above method.

Win11 Tips

Hide and Seek: The Secret of the Shutdown Icon