Yes Windows / Meta + R = run dialog. A person needs to know the exact command name and parameters for _shutdown.exe_ to use it. DE like Gnome removes the need to know what actual command is being run to perform; shutdown, restart, logout, and lock screen.

Group Policy is only a small percentage of the Register. _gpedit.msc_ is only useful for manual local computer management or mass deployment for an Active Directory environment. It does not allow for creating a configuration file. In order to apply policy settings direct registry keys must be manipulated, extract, and applied to an installer application. This means referencing the spreadsheet that maps GP setting to Registry key and value. [0] Microsoft seems to dislike configuration files and prefer the Registry. Configuration files are easier to backup, share, and edit with a simple text editor. Registry needs an special tooling.

Microsoft has inconsistencies of how to store values in the registry when it comes to lists. Some times it is a value key per item; _item 0_ = _..._, _item 1_ = _..._. It might be a delimited separator like a space used to store DNS addresses assigned to a NIC. Worst is a more complex binary format that requires reverse engineering, such as the Internet Explorer compatibility URL list.

[0] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=103...