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Vista - Home Edition - Logging off

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Old 06-10-2007   #1 (permalink)
blueRidgeMtns


 
 

Home Edition - Logging off

I think it's funnny in the Vista Home Premium edition, that the two buttons
in the Start menu are for Sleep and Lock. I use the Lock feature at work
every time I step away from my desk, but at home I use it approximately never
ever ever never ever.

At home, I want to Log Off when I'm done. I don't need the lock the PC when
I step away, I just leave it up. The only way to get to Log Off (which I
think would be very common for home users with multiple accounts) is to go to
that arrow and select it off of the sub-menu.

So the question is: is there a way to reconfigure the Lock button so it
really does a Log Off?

I'll also provide my solution that I put on the desktop of all accounts on
my pc. I created a shortcut as follows:

C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -l

(that's a lower-case L on the end)

Clicking this shortcut immediately logs off the account. I've got it pinned
on the Start menu and/or on the desktop where it's easy to get to. It makes
it much easier to log off.

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Old 06-10-2007   #2 (permalink)
Joshua


 
 

Re: Home Edition - Logging off

blueRidgeMtns

I felt the same way you did about having a power button put that wouldn't
shut down my computer. I found the answer to changing the behavior of the
power button on the c/net website. Here is the link to a video demo
http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-27148.html . I hope this helps you out.


"blueRidgeMtns" <blueRidgeMtns@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FEBCFD50-883E-4811-8A5F-FFFD524703FE@microsoft.com...
>I think it's funnny in the Vista Home Premium edition, that the two buttons
> in the Start menu are for Sleep and Lock. I use the Lock feature at work
> every time I step away from my desk, but at home I use it approximately
> never
> ever ever never ever.
>
> At home, I want to Log Off when I'm done. I don't need the lock the PC
> when
> I step away, I just leave it up. The only way to get to Log Off (which I
> think would be very common for home users with multiple accounts) is to go
> to
> that arrow and select it off of the sub-menu.
>
> So the question is: is there a way to reconfigure the Lock button so it
> really does a Log Off?
>
> I'll also provide my solution that I put on the desktop of all accounts on
> my pc. I created a shortcut as follows:
>
> C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -l
>
> (that's a lower-case L on the end)
>
> Clicking this shortcut immediately logs off the account. I've got it
> pinned
> on the Start menu and/or on the desktop where it's easy to get to. It
> makes
> it much easier to log off.


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