Monday, October 1, 2012

Shutdown option missing from the Start Menu and Ctrl+Alt+Del dialog box

To resolve the issue, perform the following:
 
Click Start, Run.
Type gpedit.msc and click OK.
Navigate to the following path:
 
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar 
 
Double-click "Remove and Prevent Access to the Shut Down command"
Select "Not configured" or "Disabled"
Close Group Policy window.