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Log off or Disconnect User Sessions

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Applies To: Windows MultiPoint Server 2012

MultiPoint Server users can log on and log off of their desktop sessions as they would with any Windows session. Users can also disconnect or suspend their session so that the MultiPoint Server station is not being used, but their session remains active in the MultiPoint Server system’s computer memory.

In addition, administrative users can end a user’s session if the user has stepped away from their MultiPoint Server session or has forgotten to log off of the system.

Logging off or disconnecting a session

The following table describes the different options that you or any user can use to log off, suspend, or end a session.

Action Effect
Click Start, click Settings, click the user name (top-right corner), and then click Sign out. The session ends and the station is available for log on by any user.
Click Start, click Settings, click Power, and then click Disconnect. Your session is disconnected and your session is preserved in computer memory. The station becomes available for log on by the same user or a different user.
Click Start, click Settings, click the user name (top-right corner), and then click Lock The station is locked and your session is preserved in computer memory.

Suspending or ending a user’s session

The following table describes the different options that you, as an administrative user, can use to disconnect or end a user’s session.

Action Effect
Suspend: In MultiPoint Manager, use the Stations tab to suspend the user’s session. For more information, see the Suspend and Leave User Session Active topic. The user’s session ends and is preserved in computer memory. The station becomes available for log on by the same user or a different user. The user can log on to the same station or another station and continue with their work.
End: In MultiPoint Manager, use the Stations tab to end the user’s session. You can also end all user sessions on the Stations tab. For more information, see the End a User Session topic. The user’s session ends and the station becomes available for log on by any user. The user’s session no longer displays on the Stations tab, and it is not in computer memory.

See Also

Suspend and Leave User Session Active
End a User Session
Manage User Desktops
Log Off User Sessions
Managing - Glossary