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Seeing who else is logged on to the computer To see who else is logged on to the computer,

switch user to the Welcome screen and look to see which accounts are marked as “Logged on.”

Alternatively, open Task Manager, click the Users tab, and then see which users are listed on the

Users page.

Seeing which programs the other users are running To see which programs the other users

are running, open Task Manager, click the Show Processes from All Users button on the Pro-

cesses page, authenticate yourself to User Account Control, and then see which processes are

listed. Some process names are easily identifiable, but you may need to look up others on the

Web to identify the programs they represent.

Logging off another user When necessary, you can log off another user. To do so, open Task

Manager, and then click the Users tab. Click the user you want to log off, click the Logoff button,

and then click the Log Off User button in the confirmation dialog box that Windows displays.

Sending a message to another user You can send a message to another user who is currently

logged on but disconnected. The user sees this message the next time they log on. Open Task

Manager, and then click the Users tab. Right-click the user, choose Send Message from the short-

cut menu, type the message in the resulting dialog box, and then click the OK button.

Using the Windows Key Windows Vista offers various shortcuts using the Windows Key.

For example, press Windows Key+D to display the Desktop or press Windows Key+L to lock

Windows.

Putting your computer to sleep To put your computer to sleep, so that you can resume your

Windows session later without having to reopen programs and documents, click the Start but-

ton, and then click the Power button on the Start menu. Press the power button on your com-

puter to wake Windows again.

Shutting down Windows To shut down Windows and your computer, click the Start but-

ton, click the right-arrow button to the right of the Lock icon, and then choose Shut Down from

the menu.

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