How do I sign out of, shut down, or lock a Windows 11 computer?

This guide will show you how to sign out of Windows 11 on a NinerNet PC.

 

Signing out by clicking your account name:

Due to a recent Windows update, the way to sign out of a Windows computer by clicking your account name has changed. Follow this updated process shown below.
  1. Click on the Start button in the lower-left corner of the screen.

  2. Click on your name.

  3. Click on the More icon (three dots) in the upper right corner:
    more icon represented by three dots

  4. Then choose Sign Out
    sign out

 

Signing out using the Shut down or Sign out option:

  1. Right-click on the Start button in the lower-left corner of the screen.
     
  2. Click Shut down or Sign out
    1. Click Sign out to sign your account out while leaving the computer on.
    2. Click Shut down to turn the computer off.
      start menu showing shut down options

 

Locking your computer while remaining signed in:

The Lock feature is blocked on the lab and podium computers but is allowed on faculty/staff machines.
  1. Click on the Start button in the lower-left corner of the screen.
     
  2. Click the Power icon
     
  3. Choose Lock
    lock

 

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Fri 10/13/23 7:47 AM
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