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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).

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Which version of Windows? – Snark Nov 4 '09 at 9:11
yes - XP, Vista, and 7 – warren Nov 4 '09 at 9:11
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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.

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

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you can use GPs without AD? I did not know that – warren Nov 5 '09 at 18:36
Essentially all a GP does is update some Registry Keys. This tool allows you to edit the same keys directly. – Dave Webb Nov 5 '09 at 20:49
gpedit.msc is not available on XP Home (haven't looked on my Pro box yet) – warren Nov 9 '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 9 '09 at 16:28
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+1 for including a screenshot of the right way to do this – AdamV Nov 9 '09 at 17:23
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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'.

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-1: warren said "Without using AD GPOs", so no Group Policy! – Snark Nov 4 '09 at 9:24
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@snark: as the other answer suggests, gpedit.msc works fine in the absence of AD. – quack quixote Nov 9 '09 at 16:30
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