Policy
Select the Start menu Power button action (on battery)
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.
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategorySystem / Power Management / Button Settings
Policy ID
00a7f706cfe6Internal name
DCStartMenuButtonAction_2Registry
Copy registry mappings
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\A7066653-8D6C-40A8-910E-A1F54B84C7E5\DCSettingIndexPolicy 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.
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