Only show restart on Start Menu

[mike86]

Hi all

 

I've set up a mac with a bootcamp partition to windows. I want to set it so the only option the user gets is to restart from windows, so as when it does it returns to the OS selection screen. Is there a way of doing this? I've had a look round group policy but not found anything specific to this, maybe a reg hack?

 

Thanks

[computer_expert]

Enable the following settings in group policy (make sure you use WMI filtering or item level targeting if you only want this to apply to specific machines):

 

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar >  Prevent and Remove Access to the Shut Down/Sleep/restart/hibernate Commands
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar >  Disable Logoff on the Start Menu 

 

Create a batch script containing the following, and save it on the desktop or in the start menu somewhere:

 

shutdown /r /f /t 00

The batch script should force all running programs to close (/f) after 0 seconds (/t 00, you can adjust this if needed. for 10s, replace 00 with 10) and restart (/r)

[mike86]

thanks for that, sounds like it should do the trick, however its removed sleep/restart etc but has kept logoff.

[mike86]

No worries, have found this few more things to enable, now working. Shows lock but it is inactive & is an option for switch user but i'm going to try to get rid of that too.

 

windows 7 logoff

[mike86]

to remove switch user > Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon\ Hide entry point for fast user switching.

[JRowley]

It depends how much you want to lock it down really, here is the setting if you just want to change what the main shutdown button does:

 

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar\Change Start Menu power button > Restart

 

It will change its appearance so that it reads Restart. You could also disable Sleep and Hibernation through power management GPOs, restrict shutdown to a specific usergroup(s) with User Rights Assignment GPOs and disable lock and fast user switching through System GPOs.

 

Or, as was suggested first remove all the settings and give them a script, but that's not as fancy in my view.

Edited June 17, 2014 by JRowley