How to Create a "Log Off" Shortcut in Windows
Information
This will show you how to create or download a
Log Off user account shortcut. You can also
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, or move where you like for easy use.
EXAMPLE: Log on screen
NOTE: When you log off your user account, you will be taken to the log on screen. If you have more than one user account, then you will see all user icons to select one first.
OPTION ONE
To Download the "Log Off" Shortcut
1. Click on the download button below to download the
Log_Off.zip file.
2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.
3. Open the .zip file and extract the Log Off shortcut to the desktop
.
4. Right click on the
Log Off shortcut, and click on
Properties,
General tab, and on the
Unblock button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.
5. Go to step 5 in OPTION TWO below to add the icon you would like to use.
6. Move the shortcut to where you like for easy use.
7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file on the desktop if you like, or save it to use again.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create the "Log Off" Shortcut
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on
New and
Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste either location you want to use below into the location area, and click on the
Next button. (See screenshot below)
(Force log off)
shutdown.exe /L /F
(Log off with timer) - Substitute
## in the command below with a number between
0-315360000 for how many seconds you want the time-out period to be before log off
shutdown.exe /L /F /T ##
(Log off with timer and comment) - Substitute
Your comment here in the command below with a shutdown message
up to 512 characters within quotes that you would like to see in the pop-up dialog when using the shutdown shortcut. The message will only be seen for however long you set the time delay to be.
shutdown.exe /L /F /T ## /C "Your comment here"
3. Type
Log Off for the name, and click on the
Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
4. Right click on the new
Log Off shortcut on the Desktop and click on
Properties.
5. Click on the
Shortcut tab, then click on the
Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)
6. Click on
OK. (See screenshot below)
7. To Download a Custom Icon to Use
A) Click on the
Download button below to download a custom
Log_Off.ico file in a ZIP file, and save it to your desktop.
B) Open the downloaded ZIP file, extract (drag and drop) the
Log_Off.ico file to your desktop.
C) Right click on the
Log_Off.ico file, and click on
Properties,
General tab, and on the
Unblock button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on.
D) Save the
Log_Off.ico file to where you like to store it at on your Windows drive for use as the shortcut's icon.
NOTE: The icon will need to remain saved at the same location for the icon to continue to display on the shortcut.
E) Go to step 9 to select this
Log_Off.ico file at the location you saved it at.
8. To Use Your Own Custom Icon
A) In the line under "Look for icons in this file", click on
Browse and navigate to the location of the
256x256 pixel icon your want to use. (See screenshot below)
9. Select the icon and click on
OK. (See screenshot above)
10. Click on
OK. (See screenshot below)
11. Move the shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn