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Someone tell me how to logoff RDP session when not in Full Screen mode?

Answered Someone tell me how to logoff RDP session when not in Full Screen mode?

  • Friday, February 15, 2013 3:29 PM
     
     
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    The DUMB idea of bringing in the Metro for Server has created a huge issue in our organization. People don't log off anymore from their RDP sessions - as they can't tinker with to find the log off button.

    Their point is very very valid - its really hard to reach the log off button when they are not on Full Screen RDP session. Why would the Metro be default enabled on Servers? Anybody think the same way??

    Chandra Sekhar

     

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  • Friday, February 15, 2013 3:58 PM
     
     
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    I'm confused. "really hard to reach the log off button". - Wouldn't that be the same if you where rdp'd to a 2008 machine? It's simply that there is now a metro sign out button that is the problem really. Not that I find it a problem personally. You'd still have to scroll around to get to a button...

    Maybe I've misunderstood..

    Matt

     
  • Friday, February 15, 2013 4:07 PM
     
     
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    The Logoff button on a 2008 server is right on the Start Menu. Now, there is no Start Menu period.

    Chandra Sekhar

     
  • Friday, February 15, 2013 4:21 PM
     
     
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    Yes, I know. So the problem is simply the new style. This is my point, it's simply that the button is in a different location. Could setup a gpo for idle rdp sessions if you really wanted to. Personally, I find you just get used to it. 

    Matt

     
  • Friday, February 15, 2013 11:15 PM
     
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    Or, if they want a great big button to hit, simply create a shortcut that resides on the desktop and name it something obvious, like "Logoff".  Point the shortcut at a .bat file that has one line in it:

    shutdown -l

    Quick and easy.

    And to correct a mis-statement in the original post, the modern interface is not the default on Windows Server 2012.  It changes to the modern interface when you install the desktop experience, which makes all the sense in the world.  After all, if you are installing the desktop experience, you must want a desktop experience, which implies the modern interface.

    And why do you have 'people' logging into a server?  That should only be administrators logging in there (yes, I know, they are 'special' people).  Administrators generally aren't interested in a desktop experience - I have almost all my servers without it (just one or two I was playing with the see what everybody was complaining about).  I almost always have a PowerShell window open, so when I want to logoff, I simply type 'logoff' into PowerShell - that even faster that going to the old Start menu.

    .:|:.:|:. tim

    • Proposed As Answer by Chris DeCarlo Saturday, February 16, 2013 2:02 AM
    • Marked As Answer by Chandra.Sekhar Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:55 PM
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  • Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:58 PM
     
     
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    Looks like the OS was installed with default options, and desktop experience was enabled by default. In my opinion, it should have been disabled by default. Anyways, turning off desktop experience should work for me. Thanks for the reply. I personally hate the Metro UI. I still like Windows 8 - I'm using Pokki for the start menu :)

    Chandra Sekhar

     
  • Saturday, February 16, 2013 6:13 PM
     
     
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    You can also just press CTRL-ALT-END and select Sign Out. That's what I do.
    This won't work if you're through several RDPs, but if you're just on one, it'll work fine.

    I do agree though. I'm dreading the outcry from our users when we upgrade the terminal servers to 2012.

     
  • Saturday, February 16, 2013 11:14 PM
     
     
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    "Looks like the OS was installed with default options, and desktop experience was enabled by default."  Maybe it is a default process for your organization, but desktop experience is not a default on a Windows Server installation.  I agree with you, it is a strange default for server installations.

    .:|:.:|:. tim

     
  • Sunday, February 17, 2013 8:48 AM
     
     
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    And to correct a mis-statement in the original post, the modern interface is not the default on Windows Server 2012.  It changes to the modern interface when you install the desktop experience, which makes all the sense in the world.  After all, if you are installing the desktop experience, you must want a desktop experience, which implies the modern interface.

    .:|:.:|:. tim

    I did a test-install of 2012 after reading this, since all the servers I had installed had the "metro" start menu.
    The desktop experience isn't enabled by default, but it had the "metro" start menu.

    Am I misunderstanding what you mean?