How do you close a remote desktop session?

Question

I have sucessfully finished a remote desktop session between two computers on our network.  How do you log off that computer? 

At the top of the screen there is a heading telling you the computer that you are connected to, if you right click on this it gives you the option to close.  Does this close the screen on the computer you are working on or does it in fact completely log off the remote computer?

Answer 1

Hi,

I would suggest you to follow the troubleshooting steps to close and logoff from the remote session.

How can I disconnect from a Remote Desktop session?

To disconnect without ending your Remote Desktop session

You can temporarily disconnect from a session by clicking the Close button on the connection bar (the horizontal bar at the top of your screen). This leaves your programs running so that, next time you connect, you can continue where you left off.

To end your Remote Desktop session and disconnect

In the Remote Desktop Connection window, click the Start button, click the arrow next to the Lock button, and then click Log Off. 

Reference:

Changing Remote Desktop settings

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Changing-Remote-Desktop-settings

I hope this information helps. Please get back to us if you have any more questions about this issue.

Answer 2

On my old Windows 7 computer if I clicked the "X" on the remote desktop bar, the remote desktop would end - with that one click. I cannot figure out how to configure that on my new Windows 7 machine.

Can anyone tell me how to configure this?

Thank you.

Howard