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How to sign out of Remote Desktop

Modified on: Thu, Jun 9 2022 10:37 AM

 To properly sign out of a Remote Desktop session:

  1. Open the Start menu at the bottom left of the screen
  2. Click on the “Person”/profile icon on the left side of the menu Icon

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  3. Click “Sign Out”.

 

Please do not use the “X” on the top of the screen on the blue bar or the “Disconnect” option in the start menu.

 

See below screenshot for reference. Following these steps benefits everyone by allowing the Remote Desktop server to maintain stability and allows more active users to access the server at one time.


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