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title: Shutdown Allow system to be shut down without having to log on (Windows 10)
description: Best practices, security considerations and more for the security policy setting, Shutdown Allow system to be shut down without having to log on.
description: Best practices, security considerations, and more for the security policy setting Shutdown Allow system to be shut down without having to log on.
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## Reference
This policy setting determines whether you can shut down a device without having to sign in to Windows. When you enable it, the **Shut Down** option is available on tthe sign-in screen in Windows. If you disable this setting, the **Shut Down** option is removed from the screen. To use the option, the user must sign in on the device successfully and have the **Shut down the system** user right.
This policy setting determines whether you can shut down a device without having to sign in to Windows. When you enable it, the **Shut Down** option is available on the sign-in screen in Windows. If you disable this setting, the **Shut Down** option is removed from the screen. To use the option, the user must sign in on the device successfully and have the **Shut down the system** user right.
Users who access the console locally can shut down the system. Attackers or misguided users can connect to the server by using Remote Desktop Services, and then shut it down or restart it without having to identify themselves. A malicious user might also cause a temporary denial-of-service
condition from a local console by restarting or shutting down the server.
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### Best practices
1. On servers, set this policy to **Disabled**. You must sign in to servers to shut down or restart them.
2. On client devices, set this policy to **Enabled** and define the list of user with the right to shut them down or restart them with the User Rights Assignment policy **Shut down the system**.
2. On client devices, set this policy to **Enabled**. Define the list of user with the right to shut them down or restart them with the User Rights Assignment policy **Shut down the system**.
### Location