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Without using AD GPOs (Active Directory Group Policy Objects), or similar, how would one go about creating a logoff script for Windows?
This would be for XP (home and pro), Vista, and 7, in a personal environment (ie, no Domain Controllers anywhere in sight).
warren
Posted 2009-11-04T09:09:43.183
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In the Run box type gpedit.msc and hit enter. This will open the Group Policy editor. This will allow you to edit the kind of things normally managed by an AD Policy directly on the local machine.
Under Windows Settings there is a Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) option where you can specify Startup and Shutdown scripts.
Dave Webb
Posted 2009-11-04T09:09:43.183
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you can use GPs without AD? I did not know that – warren – 2009-11-05T18:36:08.947
Essentially all a GP does is update some Registry Keys. This tool allows you to edit the same keys directly. – Dave Webb – 2009-11-05T20:49:33.967
gpedit.msc is not available on XP Home (haven't looked on my Pro box yet) – warren – 2009-11-09T16:25:13.997
it's available on my XP Pro box. probably would work fine if you copy the file over to the XP Home box. – quack quixote – 2009-11-09T16:28:52.897
1+1 for including a screenshot of the right way to do this – AdamV – 2009-11-09T17:23:03.503
does that continue to work for Vista and 7? – warren – 2009-11-15T16:03:30.620
@warren - It worked on my Windows 7 RC system. I don't have a Vista system to try it on but I presume so. – Dave Webb – 2009-11-16T06:05:45.587
cool - looks like the best available route – warren – 2009-11-25T12:31:08.100
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On Windows XP Pro, you can assign startup and shutdown scripts (i.e. batch files) using Group Policy. Open the Help And Support Center and search on 'shutdown script'.
Alan B
Posted 2009-11-04T09:09:43.183
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-1: warren said "Without using AD GPOs", so no Group Policy! – Snark – 2009-11-04T09:24:39.393
1@snark: as the other answer suggests, gpedit.msc works fine in the absence of AD. – quack quixote – 2009-11-09T16:30:09.990
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The two previous answers explain how to execute scripts on startup/shutdown.
The answer to the actual question asked (logon/logoff) is to create a windows task scheduler task where you tie the trigger to be "On connect/disconnect from user session" instead of a more familiar scheduled time or date.
Run taskschd.msc --> create task --> Triggers --> New --> "On connection to user session" ...
Otto
Posted 2009-11-04T09:09:43.183
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it would seem, though perhaps I'm mistaken, that this would run even if all you did was disconnect (but NOT logoff) from an RDP session and then reconnected later – warren – 2014-03-07T14:24:15.180
Which version of Windows? – Snark – 2009-11-04T09:11:10.417
yes - XP, Vista, and 7 – warren – 2009-11-04T09:11:31.383