How does Win8 disable the power button on the login screen?

Providing a power button on the login screen is a convenient step for some people, but in some cases it can cause trouble. For example, if you lock your computer and leave temporarily, the uninformed colleague will help you shut down the machine in the login interface, so that your data is lost. So how do you make the Win8 login interface power button disappear?

This method to share with you today is very simple and very safe, suitable for Win8/8.1, also suitable for Win7 and other systems, just change one place “Local Group Policy” can be achieved.

The specific steps are as follows:

1. Open the run box in the desktop environment, enter gpedit.msc to start the local group policy editor;

2, navigate to: computer configuration —Windows Settings —Security Settings—Local Policies—Security Options;

3, found in the list on the right side of the security options <; Shutdown: Allow the system to shut down without logging in >; Br> Find the corresponding option

4. This option is enabled by default. Double-click to change it to “ Disabled, and close the local Group Policy Editor when finished.
Change the status to disabled

5. Press [Win + L] to lock the computer. At this time, look at the login interface. The original power option button disappears, so that you can avoid accidental shutdown to the greatest extent. It happened (of course, if you cut off the power directly, you still have nothing to do).
Changing settings before and after comparison

Of course, if we want to get the power button back later, the operation is equally simple, just re-enable the above option settings. Therefore, for the security of data, it is still reminded that you should pay more attention to saving when working with a computer.