How to Add or Remove the Sleep Button in Windows 11

Add or Remove the Sleep Button Using Control Panel

You can add or remove the Windows 11 Sleep button using Control Panel 🎛️ by changing your power options. This lets you choose whether the Sleep option appears in the power menu when you click Start ⊞, so you can easily control how your PC goes to sleep.

1. Open Control Panel 🎛️. Click the Start menu ⊞ button, type Control Panel, and press Enter. Learn how to open Control Panel 🎛️
2. Inside Control Panel 🎛️, click Hardware and Sound, then select Power Options.
3. Click Choose what the power buttons do on the left side.

4. Click Change settings that are currently unavailable near the top.

5. Under Shutdown settings, check or uncheck the Sleep box to show or hide the Sleep button.
6. Click Save changes to apply your settings.

Show or Hide Sleep Button Using Windows Registry Editor

You can show or hide the Windows 11 Sleep button by editing specific values in the Registry Editor. This method changes system settings directly when the standard power options do not work or you prefer using system files to manage your power menu.

Make sure to follow these steps exactly and consider backing up your registry first.

1. [ADMIN REQUIRED] Open the Registry Editor by typing regedit in the Start menu and pressing Enter.
2. Navigate to this folder path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FlyoutMenuSettings
3. If FlyoutMenuSettings does not exist, right-click on Explorer, choose New › Key, and name it FlyoutMenuSettings.
4. Inside FlyoutMenuSettings, right-click on the right side, select New › DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it ShowSleepOption.
5. Double-click ShowSleepOption and set the value to:

   • 1 - Show the Sleep button
   • 0 - Hide the Sleep button
6. Click OK, close the Registry Editor, and restart your computer.

Use Local Group Policy Editor to Manage Sleep Button

You can manage the Windows 11 Sleep button using the Local Group Policy Editor if you use Windows Pro or Enterprise. This tool lets administrators hide or show the Sleep option across user accounts on a computer or network.

1. [ADMIN REQUIRED] Click the Start menu and type Edit group policy, then open the Edit group policy app.
2. In the left panel, go to: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > File Explorer
3. In the right panel, find and double-click Show sleep in the power options menu.

4. Choose one of these options:

   • Not Configured (default) – Sleep button will show.
   • Enabled – Sleep button will show.
   • Disabled – Sleep button will be hidden.
5. Click OK, close the window, and restart your PC for changes to take effect.

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Summary

The Control Panel offers the easiest method, while the Registry Editor and Group Policy Editor provide more advanced options for customization.