Disabling logout confirmation

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This is kind of a simple question, but I didn’t see it addressed… 90+% of the time when I do an action, I want to do it, and I don’t care for Windows “Are you sure?” dialogs. I have turned this off for deletion (esp since I can recover things from the recycle bin).

One thing that catches me, usually when I’m in a hurry is when I choose “Log Off” and the “Are you sure you want to log off?” box comes up.

Isn’t there a a way to disable this?

I’ve done some searching, but either this cannot be done, or no one wants to do this, or I’m using bad search parameters (I generally use “disable logout confirmation Windows XP”). In a secure environment (read: work), it’s not good to walk away while still at the “Are you sure?” prompt… anyone else could walk up, hit “No” and be logged in as me.

Any thoughts?

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See the free tool – PsShutdown.

Joe

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See the free tool – PsShutdown.

Joe

Hmmm… doesn’t seem to work for a non-Admin (haven’t tried it as Admin). I’m getting “Could not start PsShutdown on : Access is denied.”

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To create a shutdown shortcut on the desktop:

Right click on an open area of the desktop
Select New / Shortcut
Enter in “shutdown -s -t 00” – no quotes
Press the Next button
For the name, enter in anything you like. I just use shutdown. Click on the Finish button.

For a reboot, enter “shutdown -r -t 00”
For a logoff, enter “shutdown -l -t 00”

Shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f] [-m [\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c “message”] [-d[p]:xx:yy]

Parameters

-l – Logs off the current user, this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes precedence.
-s – Shuts down the local computer.
-r – Reboots after shutdown.
-a – Aborts shutdown. Ignores other parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use -a during the time-out period.
-f – Forces running applications to close.
-m [\ComputerName] – Specifies the computer that you want to shut down.
-t xx – Sets the timer for system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20 seconds.
-c “message” – Specifies a message to be displayed in the Message area of the System Shutdown window. You can use a maximum of 127 characters. You must enclose the message in quotation marks.
Give that a try.

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To create a shutdown shortcut on the desktop:

Right click on an open area of the desktop
Select New / Shortcut
Enter in “shutdown -s -t 00” – no quotes
Press the Next button
For the name, enter in anything you like. I just use shutdown. Click on the Finish button.

For a reboot, enter “shutdown -r -t 00”
For a logoff, enter “shutdown -l -t 00”

Shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f] [-m [\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c “message”] [-d[p]:xx:yy]

Parameters

-l – Logs off the current user, this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes precedence.
-s – Shuts down the local computer.
-r – Reboots after shutdown.
-a – Aborts shutdown. Ignores other parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use -a during the time-out period.
-f – Forces running applications to close.
-m [\ComputerName] – Specifies the computer that you want to shut down.
-t xx – Sets the timer for system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20 seconds.
-c “message” – Specifies a message to be displayed in the Message area of the System Shutdown window. You can use a maximum of 127 characters. You must enclose the message in quotation marks.
Give that a try.

This is exactly what I was looking for; I now have shortcuts on the Start menu and desktop, and possibly my toolbar, but it may be too easy to hit from there.

Many thanks!

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For the fastest possible shutdown on an XP machine, you can expand on the shortcut given above by using this one.

%windir%System32shutdown.exe -s -t 00 -f

It not only runs the shutdown command but forces reluctant programs to CLOSE.

I put the shortcut right above the START button on the desktop, because that’s where people are used to going to shut down their computers anyway.

Using this shortcut, my XP PC shuts down in 5 to 8 seconds.

* TIP: Before using any Quick Shutdown routine, it’s always advisable to close any program that may have files open, like WORD, EXCEL, your email program, etc.

Cheers Mates!
The Doctor

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I am not sure if this will help.
When I want to shut down quick I do ALT-F4, U.
That is press the Alt key, and F4 at the same time. When the shut down screen shows press the U key.

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