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by Greg Shultz  |  December 5, 2012, 9:46am PST  |  Image 12 of 13

Right clicking on your user picture on the Start Screen reveals the Sign out button

While the Log off command used to be located with the other power options in previous version of operating system, in Windows 8 it now resides on the Start Screen and has been renamed to Sign out. When at the Start Screen, right click on your user picture in the upper right. When you do, you'll see a menu and will select the Sign out command, as shown in Figure L.

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Right clicking on your user picture on the Start Screen reveals the Sign out button - Image 12 of 13

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Greg Shultz is a freelance Technical Writer. Previously, he has worked as Documentation Specialist in the software industry, a Technical Support Specialist in educational industry, and a Technical Journalist in the computer publishing industry.

Greg Shultz

Greg Shultz
Greg Shultz is a freelance Technical Writer. Previously, he has worked as Documentation Specialist in the software industry, a Technical Support Specialist in educational industry, and a Technical Journalist in the computer publishing industry.
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