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Description

Windows controls the kind of users that can shutdown a computer. It’s not the same if we are using a workstation or a server, in the following list you will see the users allows by default:

Workstations: Administrators,  Backup Operators, Users.

Servers: Administrators, Backup Operators.

Domain Controllers: Administrators, Backup Operators, Server Operators, Print Operators.

So, in this solution you will see how to not allow normal users to shutdown a workstation.

Solution

1. Press Windows Key + R, type gpedit.msc and press enter.

2. Go to Local Computer Policy, Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Security Settings, User Rights Assignment.

3. On the right pane, double click over shut down the system. Here you will find a list with Administrators, Backup Operators and Users.

4. Select Users and click remove. Press Ok.

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