Method 1: Grant Permissions to Shut down PC

1. Press the WIN + R keyboard shortcut to bring up the Run box, type secpol.msc and hit Enter.

   

2. When the Local Security Policy window opens, navigate to: Security Settings -> Local Policies –> User Rights Assignment. On the right pane, double-click the policy called “Shut down the system“.

   

3. Click on the “Add User or Group” button.

   

4. Type the name of the user account that you want to grant shutdown permissions to, and click OK.

   

5. Log out of your account and log in to see if the power options are available.

If you’re on Windows 11 Home, the Local Security Policy snap-in (secpol.msc) is missing and the above steps don’t help. In that case, you can choose to reset your local security policy settings to default. Just open the elevated Command Prompt and execute this command:
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose

Method 2: Disable the Group Policy which Causes No Power Options Available

1. Open Local Group Policy Editor and browse to: User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Start Menu and Taskbar. On the right pane, double-click the “Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands” policy.

   

2. If this policy is enabled, just change it to “Not Configured” or “Disabled“. Click Apply and then OK.

   

3. Restart your computer to make the changes take effect.

Since the Local Group Policy Editor is missing in Windows 11 Home edition, you may need to disable the above group policy using Registry Editor. Just navigate to the registry location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer, and then delete the NoClose value on the right pane.

Method 3: Run the Power Troubleshooter

1. Press the WIN + I keyboard shortcut to launch the Settings app. While the System category is selected in the left sidebar, click Troubleshoot on the right pane.

   

2. Click on “Other troubleshooters“.

   

3. Scroll down to find the Power troubleshooter and click on the Run button.

   

4. The Power troubleshooter will automatically fix any power related problems.

Conclusion

That are the most common methods to fix the issue “There are currently no power options available”. If you’re still encountering the issue, try to reset power plan settings to default or perform a system restore.

Method 1: Disable the Power Button in Windows 10 Start Menu via Group Policy

1. Open Local Group Policy Editor and navigate to: User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Start Menu and Taskbar. Double-click the “Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands” policy in the right pane.

   

2. Select the Enabled option. Click Apply and then OK.

   

3. Restart your system to apply the changes. The next time you click the Power button in the Start Menu, it will display the error message “There are currently no power options available”.

   

   The Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate options will also been removed from the CTRL+ALT+DEL screen.

Method 2: Disable the Power Button in Windows 10 Start Menu via Group Policy

1. Open Registry Editor and browse to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. In the right pane, right-click the blank area and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.

   

   Note: if the Explorer key doesn’t exist, you need to create it first.

2. Name the new DWORD as NoClose. Next, double-click it and change its value data to 1.

   

3. Close Registry Editor and reboot your PC. It will disable Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate in the Start Menu, as well as the CTRL+ALT+DEL screen.