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ARCHIVED: In Windows, how do I display the Log Off icon and other items in the Start menu?

In Windows, you can add the Log Off icon to the Start menu by changing the Start menu settings.

Windows 7

Windows 7 does not have a Classic Start menu option. However, you can change the function of the power button so it behaves as a Log Off button:

  1. Right-click the Start menu and choose Properties... .

  2. From the drop-down menu next to "Power button action", select Log off. Click OK.

Windows Vista and XP

By default, Windows XP displays the Log Off icon in the Start menu, but that disappears if you select the Classic Start menu option in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties. To make the Log Off icon reappear if you have enabled that setting or are running Windows Vista:

  1. Right-click the Start menu and choose Properties... .

  2. In Vista, select Classic Start menu. In XP, click Customize... next to Classic Start menu.

    Note: If the Customize... button next to Classic Start menu is grayed out, then you are currently in the normal, default Taskbar theme, and the Log Off icon should already appear. If this is the case, you don't need to follow any of these instructions.

  3. Check Display Log Off.

  4. Click OK twice. The Log Off icon will now be visible, and will read "Log off (your username)...".
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Last modified on November 13, 2012.

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