Get rid of the power and accessibility options on Windows 8 logon screen
To remove the shutdown button:
- Press the Windows Key, type
gpedit.msc
, press Enter. - In the Local Group Policy Editor, open Computer Configuration – Windows Settings – Security Settings – Local Policies – Security Options.
- Find Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on, double click it and select disabled – now the shutdown button will be gone.
To remove the Ease of Access button:
- Press the Windows key and search for
cmd
. - Right click the Command Prompt result and select Run as administrator (click Yes when prompted).
- Enter this command to forbid everyone to execute
utilman.exe
:cacls %windir%\system32\utilman.exe /C /D Everyone
- Type
Y
when you're prompted.
Should you be getting an Access Denied error, change the ownership of System32\Utilman.exe
to Administrators
(type explorer .
in the command to open browser in current location), then try running the command again.
You can also take ownership on the command line:
takeown.exe /A /F Utilman.exe
For Windows Home versions without Group Policy Editor, you can try the following, run regedit.exe
as administrator and find or add the following REG_DWORD
value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ShutdownWithoutLogon
a value of 1
means enabled
, a value of 0
means disabled
.
If the value ShutdownWithoutLogon
is not there, just add it as a DWord 32-Bit
value.