I suspect the Windows SBS 2008 origins of the domain have something to do with this only because of the total pain that OS has been since 2008! It continues to be a plague on the domain. The affected users can shutdown/restart from the command prompt and they can shutdown/restart after sighing out of Windows. It also does not matter if it is Windows 7, Windows 10 (1607) or Windows 10 (1703).
The settings are the same no matter which domain computer they sign on to. I cannot find anything that is different between the users who can shutdown the computer from the start menu and those who cannot. Way 3: Open Power Options in Control Panel. Type power op in the search box on taskbar, and select Power Options in the results. Press Windows+X to show the menu, and choose Power Options on it. Here are a few things I have checked.ġ) Users that do work normally and users that do not work normally are members of the same Active Directory security groups.Ģ) With RSOP.msc all users are getting their group policy settings for the 'Start Menu and Taskbar'from the same Group Policy (Default Domain).ģ)SecPol reveals that User Right Assignments are same for all users. 3 ways to open Power Options in Windows 10: Way 1: Open Power Options from Quick Access Menu. In a Windows 2012 active directory domain that had been updated from a Windows SBS 2008 domain some users are not able to shutdown/restart their computers from the Windows 7 or Windows 10 start menus.
