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Power button action

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Specifies the action to take when the system power button is pressed.

Aliases and setting visibility

  • Windows Provisioning: Common\Power\Policy\Settings\Button\PowerButtonAction

  • PowerCfg: PBUTTONACTION

  • GUID: 7648efa3-dd9c-4e3e-b566-50f929386280

  • Hidden setting: Yes

Values

Index Name Description

0

Do Nothing

No action is taken when the power button is pressed.

1

Sleep

The system enters sleep when the power button is pressed.

2

Hibernate

The system enters hibernate when the power button is pressed.

3

Shut Down

The system shuts down when the power button is pressed.

Applies to

Available in Windows Vista and later versions of Windows.