However, its more convenient to have a Sign-Out shortcut on the desktop, taskbar, or context menu.

Shortcuts always provide the most direct way to access software, tools, options, and other features.

This is how it’s possible for you to create different types of Sign-Out shortcuts in Windows 11. it’s possible for you to also createshortcuts based on Prompt (CMD) commands.

A Windows 11 laptop/tablet

Left-poke the shortcut and drag it across the desktop to place it alongside the others.

Or right-go for the desktop and selectView>Auto arrange icons.

The default shortcut wont have an icon.

The Shortcut option

IconArchive includes hundreds of thousands of icons for you to download.

Open theIconArchive website, and enter log off in its search box.

Then youll see some suitable icons it’s possible for you to select to download in the search results.

The Create Shortcut wizard

To download one, click an icon in IconArchive’s search results.

Then press theICObutton to download.

The icons file will be in your browsers default download folder.

The Properties option

Select theOK>Applyoptions.

hit the Sign-Out shortcut once only to select it, and press the classic context menusAlt+F10hotkey.

Then select thePin to StartorPin to taskbaroption to add that shortcut wherever you prefer to have it.

A Sign-Out button the taskbar

you might remove that shortcut by clicking its icon with the right mouse button and selecting aDeletecontext menu option.

Or drag and drop the shortcut into the Recycle Bin on the desktop with the mouse.

Then youll be able to immediately sign off of Windows 11 by pressing aCtrl+Altkey combination.

The Shortcut key box

So, you must keep the Sign-Out desktop shortcut to drop off with the hotkey.

Tocreate custom hotkeys without desktop shortcuts, youll need to utilize third-party software like WinHotKey.

you’ve got the option to declutter your desktop by adding more shortcuts to the right-click menu.

The Key option

Right-poke the desktop to bring up the standard context menu and selectShow more optionsfrom there.

Then clickSign Outon the secondary menu to drop off of Windows 11.

Or create a custom hotkey to log off with whenever you oughta.

The command key

All those shortcuts give you a better way to log off.

The Value data box

The Edit menu’s Delete option