Create a logoff script/task for Windows

Question

Without using AD GPOs (Active Directory Group Policy Objects), or similar, how would one go about creating a logoff script for Windows?

This would be for XP (home and pro), Vista, and 7, in a personal environment (ie, no Domain Controllers anywhere in sight).

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 19 '11 at 04:00

5

In the Run box type gpedit.msc and hit enter. This will open the Group Policy editor. This will allow you to edit the kind of things normally managed by an AD Policy directly on the local machine.

alt text

Under Windows Settings there is a Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) option where you can specify Startup and Shutdown scripts.

edited Oct 19 '11 at 04:00

Gareth

18,809

answered Nov 04 '09 at 10:36

David Webb

12,036

you can use GPs without AD? I did not know that – warren Nov 05 '09 at 18:36
Essentially all a GP does is update some Registry Keys. This tool allows you to edit the same keys directly. – David Webb Nov 05 '09 at 20:49
gpedit.msc is not available on XP Home (haven't looked on my Pro box yet) – warren Nov 09 '09 at 16:25
it's available on my XP Pro box. probably would work fine if you copy the file over to the XP Home box. – quack quixote Nov 09 '09 at 16:28
1

+1 for including a screenshot of the right way to do this – AdamV Nov 09 '09 at 17:23
does that continue to work for Vista and 7? – warren Nov 15 '09 at 16:03
@warren - It worked on my Windows 7 RC system. I don't have a Vista system to try it on but I presume so. – David Webb Nov 16 '09 at 06:05
cool - looks like the best available route – warren Nov 25 '09 at 12:31

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 04 '09 at 09:21

1

On Windows XP Pro, you can assign startup and shutdown scripts (i.e. batch files) using Group Policy. Open the Help And Support Center and search on 'shutdown script'.

answered Nov 04 '09 at 09:21

Alan B

337

-1: warren said "Without using AD GPOs", so no Group Policy! – Snark Nov 04 '09 at 09:24
1

@snark: as the other answer suggests, gpedit.msc works fine in the absence of AD. – quack quixote Nov 09 '09 at 16:30

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 07 '14 at 10:41

0

The two previous answers explain how to execute scripts on startup/shutdown.

The answer to the actual question asked (logon/logoff) is to create a windows task scheduler task where you tie the trigger to be "On connect/disconnect from user session" instead of a more familiar scheduled time or date.

Run taskschd.msc --> create task --> Triggers --> New --> "On connection to user session" ...

answered Mar 07 '14 at 10:41

Otto

1

it would seem, though perhaps I'm mistaken, that this would run even if all you did was disconnect (but NOT logoff) from an RDP session and then reconnected later – warren Mar 07 '14 at 14:24

Create a logoff script/task for Windows

3 Answers3

Linked

Related