Windows7: Howto force a "do you really want to shutdown?" dialog

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Published on 2009-12-31T19:29:23Z Indexed on 2012/06/07 16:42 UTC
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Sometimes I wanted to choose "logout current user", but then I hit "Shutdown" by accident.

Nearly everywhere else Windows7 is asking "do you really want to do this Yes/No".

But that's not the case when I hit the "Shutdown" button. Windows7 shuts down immediately without giving me the chance to correct my mistake.

Q1: So I am wondering why Windows7 shuts down immediately without asking "really do that?" in this case.

Q2: Is there a way to change this behavior? E.g. Could I force Windows7 to display a dialog asking "Do you really want to shutdown ?".

ADDED: I am running Windows7 Professional 64bit.

ADDED: I tried to change this behavior with the policy editor. It seems to be very easy to completely remove the Shutdown button from the start menu. But I couldn't find an entry to turn on such a Yes/No dialog.

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