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I have a handful of Windows XP workstations available for public use. They are configured to autologin at startup.
However, for some reason when some users finish using the workstation, they have the annoying habit of going to the Start menu, clicking the shutdown button, and selecting "logoff". So, the next person who wants to use the computer is unable to because they can't log in.
Is there a way to remove the logoff option in the shutdown dialog?
The logoff button is already hidden on the Start menu.
I do not want to disable logoff entirely. I would still like to access it from the Ctrl+Alt+Del window to perform maintenance tasks as another user.
Interesting. But--if I use that, there's still the issue of being able to log off and log on as an administrator for maintenance. – Force Flow – 2012-08-02T22:02:02.793
1Hold down the Shift key while it's logging off and it won't log back on. – Patrick Seymour – 2012-08-02T22:16:03.360
Looks like your suggestion works as advertised. Thanks! – Force Flow – 2012-08-03T13:13:12.910
I tested this value on Windows 7 and still works! Thanks a lot. It's very useful to ensure a user is logged in on the machine always, which is required to run a scheduled task which needs a user session to run correctly. – Scott Rhee – 2014-05-05T23:26:15.057