Remove Standby from Windows XP Shutdown
- Feb 08, 2009 1:00 PM EST
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Q: How can I remove the "Standby" option (or Button) when shutting down windows XP? - Mike L. Gilbert.
A: Some systems don't react well when put into standby mode. If yours is such a one it makes sense to disable that option using this Registry tweak:
- Click Start, click Run, enter REGEDIT.
- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ACPI\Parameters.
- Right-click in the right-hand pane and choose New | DWORD Value.
- Name the value Attributes.
- Double-click it to set its data.
- Making sure Hexadecimal is selected, enter 70.
- Click OK and reboot.
Now when you choose Turn Off Computer from the XP Start menu you won't be able to accidentally select Standby. - Neil J. Rubenking.