Single Keystroke Log Off

[Jon Wells]

I have a client (Ohio Supreme Court Justice) who would
like to have the ability to Log Off Windows XP with a
signle keystroke (perhaps a Function Key) instead of going
through the normal mouse activation in the [START] menu.
Any ideas?

Jon Wells

 

[djs]

I have a client (Ohio Supreme Court Justice) who would
like to have the ability to Log Off Windows XP with a
signle keystroke (perhaps a Function Key) instead of going
through the normal mouse activation in the [START] menu.
Any ideas?

Jon Wells

He or she could create a shortcut which makes use of the native
"shutdown.exe" utility in WinXP*. Just create a shortcut with a target
such as:

%systemroot%\system32\shutdown.exe -L

Then, go to the shortcut Properties > Shortcut tab > "Shortcut key"
setting and configure a hotkey which will invoke the shortcut.

* I am assuming the "shutdown.exe" utility exists on WinXP Home as well
as Pro. I have a Home system downstairs but I am far too lazy to check.

 

[My Name]

Or use this download
http://www.fauland.de/af1.htm

I have a client (Ohio Supreme Court Justice) who would
like to have the ability to Log Off Windows XP with a
signle keystroke (perhaps a Function Key) instead of going
through the normal mouse activation in the [START] menu.
Any ideas?

Jon Wells

He or she could create a shortcut which makes use of the native
"shutdown.exe" utility in WinXP*. Just create a shortcut with a target
such as:

%systemroot%\system32\shutdown.exe -L

Then, go to the shortcut Properties > Shortcut tab > "Shortcut key"
setting and configure a hotkey which will invoke the shortcut.

* I am assuming the "shutdown.exe" utility exists on WinXP Home as well
as Pro. I have a Home system downstairs but I am far too lazy to check.

 

[djs]

Why use a third-party utility when there is one built into the OS?

(And I have since verified that shutdown.exe *is* included with WinXP
Home.)

Or use this download
http://www.fauland.de/af1.htm

I have a client (Ohio Supreme Court Justice) who would
like to have the ability to Log Off Windows XP with a
signle keystroke (perhaps a Function Key) instead of going
through the normal mouse activation in the [START] menu.
Any ideas?

Jon Wells

He or she could create a shortcut which makes use of the native
"shutdown.exe" utility in WinXP*. Just create a shortcut with a
target such as:

%systemroot%\system32\shutdown.exe -L

Then, go to the shortcut Properties > Shortcut tab > "Shortcut key"
setting and configure a hotkey which will invoke the shortcut.

* I am assuming the "shutdown.exe" utility exists on WinXP Home as
well as Pro. I have a Home system downstairs but I am far too lazy
to check.

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

Create a shortcut on the desktop, and in the Target box put the following;

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 01

Name the shortcut Shut Down or anything else you would like to call it.

Now, when he clicks on that shortcut, the computer will turn itself off.

Bobby

Or use this download
http://www.fauland.de/af1.htm

I have a client (Ohio Supreme Court Justice) who would
like to have the ability to Log Off Windows XP with a
signle keystroke (perhaps a Function Key) instead of going
through the normal mouse activation in the [START] menu.
Any ideas?

Jon Wells

He or she could create a shortcut which makes use of the native
"shutdown.exe" utility in WinXP*. Just create a shortcut with a target
such as:

%systemroot%\system32\shutdown.exe -L

Then, go to the shortcut Properties > Shortcut tab > "Shortcut key"
setting and configure a hotkey which will invoke the shortcut.

* I am assuming the "shutdown.exe" utility exists on WinXP Home as well
as Pro. I have a Home system downstairs but I am far too lazy to check.