Logoff in Start Menu

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Recently, the "Logoff for (my name)" entry appeared in my Shutdown options
in the Start Menu.

How to remove Logoff, by registry key or other setting?

ms
 
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ms said:
W2K/SP4

Using Regedit, I looked for
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

I got the answer "key not found"

Advice?

ms
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right click the start button and goto properties>customize, there's a tick
box that says "Display Log Off", untick it
 
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right click the start button and goto properties>customize, there's a
tick box that says "Display Log Off", untick it
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Thanks, Steve

Properties/Advanced: Display Logoff *was* already unchecked.

I tried to highlight it, that selects it, keyed Remove, got some
"different" screen, closed it, see it's still there unchecked.

Advice?

ms
 
ms said:
W2K/SP4

Using Regedit, I looked for
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

I got the answer "key not found"
Click to expand...

HKCU = HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Search for the value name only: NoLogoff

John
 
HKCU = HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Search for the value name only: NoLogoff

John
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Thank you, John, problem solved.

I did get a display in regedit I hadn't seen, a full page of many
entries, but the highlighted one was nologoff, it was set to 0, I looked
in the thread and references, reverse semantics apply, for nologoff I set
it to 1, reboot, it's gone, back to normal.

The hazard of running small apps, even simple executables, some of them
have side effects. That's what caused it.

ms
 
ms said:
@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:



Thank you, John, problem solved.

I did get a display in regedit I hadn't seen, a full page of many
entries, but the highlighted one was nologoff, it was set to 0, I looked
in the thread and references, reverse semantics apply, for nologoff I set
it to 1, reboot, it's gone, back to normal.

The hazard of running small apps, even simple executables, some of them
have side effects. That's what caused it.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the follow up. The option should have been available where
Steve said to do it. Other place to look if you get problems with it:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

StartMenuLogOff

Data type Range Default value

REG_DWORD 0 | 1 0


Description

Removes the Log Off user-name item from the Start menu, and prevents
users from restoring it. Also, the system removes the Display Logoff
item from Start Menu Options to prevent users from restoring the Log Off
user-name item.

This entry stores the setting of the Disable Logoff on the Start Menu
Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value
of 1 when you enable the policy. If you disable the policy or set it to
Not configured, Group Policy deletes this entry from the registry, and
the system behaves as though the value is 0.
Value Meaning

0 (or not in the registry) The policy is disabled or not configured.
Users can use the Display Logoff item on Start Menu Options to add or
remove the Log Off username item on the Start menu.

1 The policy is enabled. The Log Off username item is removed from the
Start menu, and users cannot restore it. Also, the Display Logoff item
is removed from Start Menu Options.

This entry takes precedence over a user setting. When this entry appears
in the registry, a policy is in effect, and the system ignores the value
of the user setting, which is stored in the StartMenuLogoff entry in
the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
subkey. If the Logoff item does not operate as expected, check to see
if this entry is in the registry.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/92884.mspx

John
 
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