Select the Start menu Power button action (plugged in)

ComputerNative Intune settingACStartMenuButtonAction_2

Supported on Windows Vista only

25H2 · 1.0

What it does

This policy setting specifies the action that Windows takes when a user presses the Start menu Power button. If you enable this policy setting, select one of the following actions: -Sleep -Hibernate -Shut down If you disable this policy or do not configure this policy setting, users control this setting.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\A7066653-8D6C-40A8-910E-A1F54B84C7E5

Why it needs changes for Intune

Policy references a Windows supportedOn definition.
ADMX-INTUNE-WINDOWS-SUPPORTEDON-REFERENCE

In Intune

Native Intune setting: Yes — Policy CSP

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Power/ACStartMenuButtonAction_2ADMX_Power on Microsoft LearnADMX-backed: Windows ships this template, so it is set with the template's own values, without an import.Windows builds listed: 10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202.

From Microsoft's Policy CSP DDF files (DDF v2 Files, February 2026), read 18 Oct 2026.

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
User Interface Sleep Button ActionRequired	Drop-down list	`ACSettingIndex`	Sleep`0` Hibernate`1` Shut down`2`

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Fix the highlighted options to generate output.

History 5 retained releases

24H2 · 1.030 Sep 2024
- Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
22H2 · 1.015 Jul 2024
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

3 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name: ACStartMenuButtonAction_2
Namespace: Microsoft.Policies.PowerManagement
Template file: Power.admx
Release: Windows 11 25H2 · 1.0 · file set de4e49983ebd651f…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.ACStartMenuButtonAction)" explainText="$(string.StartMenuButtonActionExplain)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Power\PowerSettings\A7066653-8D6C-40A8-910E-A1F54B84C7E5" name="ACStartMenuButtonAction_2" presentation="$(presentation.ACStartMenuButtonAction_2)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.PowerManagement:PowerButtonActionSettingsCat" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOnly" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="SelectACStartMenuButtonAction" required="true" valueName="ACSettingIndex">
          <item displayName="$(string.ButtonActionStandby)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ButtonActionHibernate)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ButtonActionShutdown)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="2" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="ACStartMenuButtonAction_2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <dropdownList refId="SelectACStartMenuButtonAction">User Interface Sleep Button Action</dropdownList>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.PowerManagement:category:PowerButtonActionSettingsCat
<category displayName="$(string.PowerButtonActionSettingsCat)" name="PowerButtonActionSettingsCat" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.PowerManagement:PowerManagementCat" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.PowerManagement:category:PowerManagementCat
<category displayName="$(string.PowerManagementCat)" name="PowerManagementCat" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:System
<category displayName="$(string.System)" explainText="$(string.System_Help)" name="System" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:definition:SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOnly
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOnly)" name="SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOnly" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <or>
          <reference ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista" />
        </or>
      </definition>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista" />
Microsoft.Policies.PowerManagement:category:PowerButtonActionSettingsCat
<category displayName="$(string.PowerButtonActionSettingsCat)" name="PowerButtonActionSettingsCat" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.PowerManagement:PowerManagementCat" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.PowerManagement:PowerButtonActionSettingsCat">Button Settings</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.PowerManagement:category:PowerManagementCat
<category displayName="$(string.PowerManagementCat)" name="PowerManagementCat" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.PowerManagement:PowerManagementCat">Power Management</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:System
<category displayName="$(string.System)" explainText="$(string.System_Help)" name="System" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System">System</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System_Help">Allows configuration of various system component settings.</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:definition:SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOnly
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOnly)" name="SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOnly" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <or>
          <reference ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista" />
        </or>
      </definition>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOnly">Windows Vista only</string></strings>