Remove forced Windows update in power options

This is mostly a guide for myself when I want my power options back again.

Annoyingly, Windows hides the regular power options (Shut down and Restart) after it decides it wants to force you to update.

Thankfully, this is controlled by a registry key, as explained by this Youtube video from Enderman.

Change this registry key to 0:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\Orchestrator\ShutdownFlyoutOptions

The value is made up of 4 bitflags that configure which buttons are shown.

+---------------------+----------+--------------------+---------+
| 1                   | 2        | 3                  | 4       |
+---------------------+----------+--------------------+---------+
| Update and Shutdown | Shutdown | Update and Restart | Restart |
+---------------------+----------+--------------------+---------+

Useful values:
 - Regular power options: 0
 - Show all options: 15

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