Disable Shut Down in Windows XP

July 13th, 2009 - Hacks, Tips & Tricks, Windows XP

If you are running a server then you may not want anyone to shut it down mistakenly. So here is a tweak which will prevent users from shutting it down:-

1. Type “regedit” in Run.

2. Goto
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer.

3. In the right hand side pane, right-click and select New->DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name it as “NoClose“.

4. Double-click on the DWORD value and type “1” in the Value data box.

5. Goto 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\Explorer.

6. Repeat the steps 3 and 4.

That’s it. Now restart your computer for changes to take place.

You can also download the ready made registry script to do it:

Download Registry Script

To remove the tweak, just delete the DWORD values or download this registry script and merge it.

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