How to Create Logoff (Sign Out) Shortcut in Windows

You can create a shortcut file which when opened, instantly logs out or sign out the current user account from Microsoft Windows Operating System. This works in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. To make a Log out shortcut on desktop, follow the given instructions.

1. Right click on desktop.
2. Select New -> Shortcut
3. Type shutdown /l  in the textbox
4. Click Next button
5. Give a name for the shortcut, like 'logoff', 'logout', 'signout' etc.
6. Now Click Finish.
7. No you will get a shortcut file on desktop

If you open this shortcut file, you will be logged out from your Windows computer. Remember, it is not shutting down. Just logging out. But, you will lose your unsaved works. In another post, we will see how to make shutdown, restart and hibernate shortcuts in windows.

How to Launch .msi Files using Autorun from CD

In this post, we will see how to autorun a .msi file from a CD. If you are new to Autorun, please read this post: What is AutoRun and AutoPlay ? How to Set it ?
If you want to know more about autorun commands, please read this post: How to Make a AutoRun CD or DVD Using Autorun.inf

The open command supports only executable files. So, if you want to launch an msi (miscrosoft installer) file from CD automatically when it is inserted to CD drive, use the following code in the Autorun.inf file.