1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion PoliciesExplorer
3.Create a DWORD value named StartMenuLogoff
4. Give it a value of 1 Restart you computer and Logoff is no longer in the Start Menu
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