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how logoff absent users with task manaqer
  1. #1


    notawonk Guest

    how logoff absent users with task manaqer

    My kids, under their own logons, can load up my machine
    with programs, and walk away leaving things running. If I then
    come in, log on in my administrator-capable account, Vista won't
    let me log off other -now absent- users, using task manager, as I
    have found useful in XP. How do I get task manager to recognize
    my administrator status and so I can clean up the machine without
    having to restart? I have home premium.
    Thanks for comments.



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  2. #2


    kuan wai Guest

    RE: how logoff absent users with task manaqer

    You need to run Task Manager with administrative priviledges. Easiest way is
    to open Task Manager, go to Process tab and click on Show process from all
    users. You can now logoff users from the Users tab

    "notawonk" wrote:

    > My kids, under their own logons, can load up my machine
    > with programs, and walk away leaving things running. If I then
    > come in, log on in my administrator-capable account, Vista won't
    > let me log off other -now absent- users, using task manager, as I
    > have found useful in XP. How do I get task manager to recognize
    > my administrator status and so I can clean up the machine without
    > having to restart? I have home premium.
    > Thanks for comments.


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  3. #3


    notawonk Guest

    Re: how logoff absent users with task manaqer

    Aha! Bingo! Thank you very much!


    "kuan wai" <kuanwai@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:E5A2AD96-1CF3-46A0-A99E-A3A8308743DD@microsoft.com...
    > You need to run Task Manager with administrative priviledges. Easiest way
    > is
    > to open Task Manager, go to Process tab and click on Show process from all
    > users. You can now logoff users from the Users tab
    >
    > "notawonk" wrote:
    >
    >> My kids, under their own logons, can load up my machine
    >> with programs, and walk away leaving things running. If I then
    >> come in, log on in my administrator-capable account, Vista won't
    >> let me log off other -now absent- users, using task manager, as I
    >> have found useful in XP. How do I get task manager to recognize
    >> my administrator status and so I can clean up the machine without
    >> having to restart? I have home premium.
    >> Thanks for comments.



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