How to log off WindowsBy Lawrence Abrams on October 15, 2012 | Last Updated: December 13, 2012 | Read 7,170 times.Table of Contents
To achieve the best performance on your computer, it is suggested that you log off an account instead of switching to another one using Fast User Switching. By logging off an account, all the previous user's programs and files will be closed. This will allow the new account to have access to all of the computer's resources, which will allow it to be faster. This tutorial will explain how to log off an account in Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
How to log off your account in Windows XP
To log off an account in Windows XP you need to click on the Start Button (
Now click on the Log Off button as indicated by the red arrow in the image above. This will open the Log Off Windows dialog.
Finally, to log off, please click on the Log Off button. This will log off the current account and bring you back to the Windows Welcome screen where you can select another account that you wish to login as. How to log off an account in Windows 7 and Windows Vista
To log off an account in Windows 7 or Windows Vista, please click on the Windows Start Button (
In the menu that appears, click on the Log Off option. This will bring you to the Windows Welcome Screen where you can pick another account to log in as.
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 Fast user switching is a feature in Windows that allows you to switch to another user account on the same computer without logging off. This allows multiple users to use the same computer while keeping each account's programs and files open and running in the background. As you can imagine, this can be useful when someone wants to use their computer but another account is logged in with open ...
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) to open the Start Menu.
) and the Start Menu will open. At the bottom of the Start Menu you will see a Shut down button with an arrow to the right of it. Please click on the arrow and a submenu will open as shown in the image below.
