Click an icon to logoff your computer? Is there such a thing?

[Scrapster]

I want an icon to put on the desktop that will log you out and take you back to the login screen. Is this possible?

 

[Colt45]

maybe..

 

[yata]

Try look around the web. It's made by VB script. The common ones are icons for shutting down.

 

[slipperyslope]

Yes it is possible. My school uses a shortcut. I can let you know more tomorrow when at work.

Jim

 

[Archer]

1) Right click on your desktop and choose "New Shortcut".

2) In the "Command Line" box type; rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 2

3) Click "Next" and name your shortcut whatever you like.

 

[d0ofy]

I believe that shortcut only works in 98/95. It doesn't work in Win2k.

 

[MrCodeDude]

I believe that shortcut only works in 98/95. It doesn't work in Win2k.

Doesn't work in Win 98SE..
-- mrcodedude

 

[Archer]

Sorry, the command line I gave was for restarting Windows98/98SE/ME.

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 2 restarts Window, and I gaurantee that this one works under Win98SE.

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 0 is the command to Logoff, although I haven't actually tried it.

After creating the shortcut, right-click on it and choose "Properties". Make sure the the "Start in:" box says C:\


http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q234/2/16.asp

 

[yakko]

Restart command---> C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 2
Shut down command---> C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows

My current desktop with those exact shortcuts.
It is also fun to reprogram someones shortcuts with those commands.

 

[Lord Evermore]

I seem to recall that in Win95 you could just create a batchfile (.bat extension) and make the only thing in it @exit. That would immediately shut down Windows, though I don't think it was a graceful shutdown. It may have just brought you to a DOS prompt. (I'm not about to try it just to see. )

 

[Delusion2001]

just use the damn shortcut!

 

[b0mbrman]

That's what I would have said. Just create a .bat file

 

[Lord Evermore]

<< just use the damn shortcut >>



You mean the Start | Shutdown thing? But, that's all of 3, maybe even 4 clicks! I don't have that kind of time!