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Each active user session on your PC means your computer’s resources are shared with others, which can impact system performance. If someone is not actively using their session, you may log off the idle user from your account to reclaim those system resources.
1. Sign Out Other Users Using the Task Manager
The Task Manager’sUserstab keeps track of all the user sessions active on your computer. you may use it to manage user accounts on Windows, switch between different user accounts, and sign off other user accounts. If you only need tosign out of your current session on Windows 11, the process is much simpler, though.
You must be logged in as an administrator to sign off other user accounts;check if your user account has administrator rightsif you’re not sure. Importantly, when you sign out a user, the user’s unsaved data might be lost. So tread carefully.
To sign out other users using Task Manager:
2. Sign Out Other Users Using the Command Prompt
On Windows 11 Pro, Edu, and Enterprise editions, you can use Command Prompt’s “query sessions” command to check and log off active user accounts. This command is unlikely to work on a Windows 11 Home, limiting your options.
To sign out other users using Command Prompt:
3. Log Off Other Users Using Process Explorer
Process Explorer is part ofWindows Sysinternal Tools, a suite of system administration utilitiesfrom Microsoft. Though the freeware is popular among developers and system admins, anyone can use Process Explorer to use some of its advanced features.
Process Explorer is a powerful tool that maps all currently active processes and DLL files to the accounts running them. Our purpose is to show you how to use its user management feature to kick out other user sessions.
Process Explorer will sign out the selected user account from your computer. If you get anaccess denied error, run the procexp64.exe executable with administrator privileges and try again.
Ask Other Users Before You Sign Them Out
When you log off other users, any unsaved work in their accounts is lost. So do consider that before you apply the above methods. Logging off from a Windows account in a multi-user PC is a good habit because it reduces the chance of data loss and frees up the computer’s resources for others. Always request others to sign off when their work is finished.
