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Questions tagged [logoff]

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Are there Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts for Log Off and Standby?

I like the Windows-L keyboard shortcut to lock the computer. Are there similar shortcuts for "Log Off" and "Standby"? Is it possible to remap Windows-L to a different function?
Gabe Moothart
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How to stop remote desktop logoff after closing the connection

While I am using remote desktop connection(mstsc.exe), when I close the connection, I get logged off from the remote machine. Is there a way to stop logging off after disconnection ? Client and server computers are running Windows 8 only. Please…
PKSA
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Remote desktop: automatically logoff when disconnected

I'm using Windows' Remote Desktop to connect from a Windows 7 machine to a Windows XP one. Many times, I just hit 'X' on the window without logging off when I'm finished using it, and subsequent users on the remote machine can't login because I'm…
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How can I determine whether a Windows logoff was manual or automated?

Here are two common ways users can be logged off of Windows: Manual: The user logs off manually Automated: The windows system logs off the user automatically via some mechanism Is there any way to determine (based on a stock Windows install, with…
George 2.0 Hope
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Windows 10 log on and log off event when I wasn't active?

I'm seeing the following data for an event. An account was logged off Security ID S-1-5-90-0-10 account name DWM-10 at 00:01:24 DWM-9 at 00:01:36 …
Olga Khumlo
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How do I auto log off users from Ubuntu

Since my Ubuntu station was turned into Multi user Station (kids growing up) I need a way to log off automatically accounts after inactivity period (total log off not just lock screen). How can I achieve this in Ubuntu? I tried using autolog but…
DrorCohen
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Log off as local "administrator" user, get blank login screen

I have an imaged lab environment running Windows 7 and attached to a domain. The local Administrator account is enabled for certain maintenance and prep tasks. Every time I logoff from the local Administrator account, it brings me back to the…
Force Flow
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Windows 7 logging off standard users

I've got a Windows 7 installation with 2 users, one administrator and the other is not. If I try to logon with the standard user it show the Welcome Screen and then logs them off immediately. If I logon with the administrator user or if I set the…
massimogentilini
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Windows 7 hangs at Logoff

I have a Windows 7 Ultimate Notebook (Acer 1420p - PDC edition) that sometimes hangs at the "Logging off..." screen. The Eventlog has the following entries: 18:13:51 Warning: The winlogon notification subscriber Profiles is taking long time to…
laktak
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Run a program before Logoff and wait for finish

When I want to run a program (.exe \ .bat) before Windows 7 Home Premium Logoff \ Restart I use the Task Scheduler and I set a custom event: Log: System, Source: Winlogon, Event ID: 7002 \ 4634 \ 4647 \ ..... The problem is that the program starts…
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How do I remove the logoff option from the Windows XP shutdown dialog?

I have a handful of Windows XP workstations available for public use. They are configured to autologin at startup. However, for some reason when some users finish using the workstation, they have the annoying habit of going to the Start menu,…
Force Flow
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No signal after log off/ switch user

Periodically my monitor will go black and display "no signal" before turning off (power save mode) when I log off Windows or switch users. It doesn't do this every time, although most of the time the monitor goes black for a few seconds before…
ElvisFanTCB
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How to disable the sound when logging off / locking / switching users?

I need to disable the sound that gets emitted on Windows 7 when a user logs off. I presume it should be as easy as finding the sound file that gets played and renaming it while logged in with administrator privileges. Can someone please tell me how…
Jordan Jamingsons
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My computer keeps logging out by itself (Windows 8)

This started happening a few hours ago. I will be using my computer and it just automatically logs out. It seems to occur when there are memory intensive tasks occurring. It's getting really frustrating because as soon as I start doing something it…
Joel Dean
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AppleScript to logoff Mac user after closing an application?

I've configured a local user account on an iMac (Lion) to immediately launch Firefox to a specific page after logging in – the page contains a survey to be completed by the user. This works fine. What I want to do next but can't seem to figure…
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