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02-14-2022 11:48 PM - edited 02-14-2022 11:49 PM
Hello,
My laptop's shutdown dialog box is usually set to show shutdown as default.
But after one of these two updates i think,
It changed the default to switch user.
I know that this is a very small thing but I got used to pressing Alt+F4, enter, then just closing my laptop so it never turns off.
Is there a way to change the default back to shut down?
I have already tried editing the registry's Start_PowerButtonAction key but no avail.
Please help me
Thank you
P.S. I used system restore which reset the dialog box back to shut down and I also found that during that time period, Those two updates were installed.
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02-16-2022 04:25 AM
Hello Mj_Son,
you wrote:
I have already tried editing the registry's Start_PowerButtonAction key but no avail.
Did you set the Value to "2" ? A reboot may required for it to work.
Could you test this again and let us know if it works?
BR
02-16-2022 04:25 AM
Hello Mj_Son,
you wrote:
I have already tried editing the registry's Start_PowerButtonAction key but no avail.
Did you set the Value to "2" ? A reboot may required for it to work.
Could you test this again and let us know if it works?
BR
02-20-2022 04:25 AM - edited 02-20-2022 04:26 AM
Never mind it stopped working a few days later (like today)
It changed back to switch user and when i checked the registry, it was set correctly as well
How can i solve this?
I also rebooted it many times.