Lets learn how to log off of your machine with a simple double-click of a button!
Why?!
I know that the Log Off button is tucked neatly inside the Start menu, but we can place shortcut on the desktop or even in the Quick Launch toolbar! Also, I like editing/hacking/customizing stuff!
How To
This trick is very similar to shutting down your computer with a batch file, we just need to change the switch that we pass! More information on the shutdown command and it’s switches.
First, create a batch file with the following commands:
cd\
shutdown -l -f
The “-l” switch tells the computer to log off and the “-f” switch closes all running applications – that’s all you need!
Save the file. I prefer to save my batch files in the Programs Files folder in the c:\ drive. They are program after all!
How To Add An Icon
- Right-click the batch file and click “Create Shortcut“
- Right-click the shortcut and click properties
- Under the “Shortcut” tab, click “Change Icon . . .” This will pop-up the following error:
- After clicking “OK”, a dialog should open displaying all of the icons in the location:
%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll - Find one that you like and click “OK”
- You could get nutty and place this shortcut in your Quick Launch folder by typing Windows Key+R, then:
"C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"
Would there be a way to switch user (not log off)? I would like to be able to set up a command line to run at a certain time. That way I could limit computer time.
Use this:
@ECHO OFFCOLOR f0
TITLE Locker
ECHO Locking computer...
rundll32.exe User32.dll,LockWorkStation
EXIT
just press the windows key+l it will be the shortcut to switch user
this is such a good fun….. i am able to shutdown my computer by only double click on a short cut….
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hey i found out one. do the exact same thing but instead of “cd\
shutdown -l -f”
do “cd\
shutdown -s -f -t 60 -c “what you want to say” ” then it will shutdown in 60 seconds. you can change 60 to however many seconds you want it to take to shutdown.
If you want to be really minimalistic, drop a shortcut to rundll32.exe on your desktop and then edit it to add the User32.dll,LockWorkStation as a parameter.
you can always just press the power button for an even quicker shutdown!
Windows has a built in function that automatically shuts down your computer when you press the power button.
Hey! what do you do when your switch user icon is gone. i changed monitors and now when i log on it lets everybody that is on my computer info. be seen and used? Soooo confused i need to find out how to get it where we each type in our password to get into our own account. i’ve tried EVERYTHING!!!!!!
Help please.
this post is garbage
to switch user with shortcut
just press the windows key+l it will be the shortcut to switch user