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XP Pro Task Manager "Shut Down" Option Missing from Menu

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by khadley 2 views

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I searched the site (and Microsoft.com) but could not find a similar instance to this. After several problems with recent Microsoft updates, I had to run system restore on my two machines, both of which have XP Pro. I was working remotely on my laptop via RDP when I discovered I could no longer restart my desktop machine because the shut down option no longer appears in the menu at the top of task manager. I am suspecting a value in the regisrty was somehow changed. Anyone?
Thanks,
Kevin

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by khadley

When accessing via VPN and using RDP the only options in the start menu are "log off" and "disconnect". Using the task manager shut down(the submenu includes: standby,hibernate,turn off,restart,log off and switch user) from the menu at the top of the task manager was a trick I learned several years back in case I needed to restart a machine remotely after updating or running maintenance.

by ombm

Have you found a fix for this? I too can not see the shutdown option in Task Manager on XP Pro.

Please advise.

Thanks

by captbilly1eye

Enabling Fast User Switching....Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users log on or off, causes the User & ShutDown tabs to be there....unchecking that box causes them to go away.

NOTE: The Use Fast User Switching check box is unavailable until you click to select the Use the Welcome screen check box.

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