Select the Start menu Power button action (on battery)

Supported on: Windows Vista only

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\A7066653-8D6C-40A8-910E-A1F54B84C7E5

Options

DCSettingIndex enum
  • Sleep -> 0
  • Hibernate -> 1
  • Shut down -> 2

Description

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.