How to log off other users on Windows 11
Are other people staying signed in to Windows 11? Here are three ways to kick them out.
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OnWindows 11, you can share a computer with others, and each user can have an account to keep their files, settings, and applications separate. However, if someone forgets to sign out, the session will remain loaded into the system, wasting resources that can affect performance and power usage.
You can always ask the other person to sign back in and sign out, or you can perform this task if you know their credentials, but it takes extra steps and time that can break your workflow. However, there are some other easier ways that include logging off the user manually without signing out of your account through Task Manager, Command Prompt, and PowerShell.
In thishow-to guide, I will show you the different ways to log off other users on Windows 11.
How to log out other users from Task Manager
To sign other users out of Windows 11, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, the system will sign out the users and terminate that specific session.
How to log out other users from Command Prompt
To sign out users through Command Prompt on Windows 11, use these steps:
In the command, replace"ID-NUMBER"with the number of the account you want to sign out. This example logs off the"user_demo"account with the ID of 2:logoff 2
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After you complete the steps, the user will no longer be signed in on Windows 11.
How to log out other users from PowerShell
To sign out users through PowerShell on Windows 11, use these steps:
In the command, change"COMPUTER-NAME"for the name of the computer and"USERNAME"for the name of the user to log off from the system. Here’s an example on how the command should read:$sessionID = ((quser /server:‘vmpreview’ | Where-Object { $_ -match ‘demo_user’ }) -split ' +')[2]
Once you complete the steps, the PowerShell command will sign the user out of the system.
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Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.
