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I'm using Windows' Remote Desktop to connect from a Windows 7 machine to a Windows XP one. Many times, I just hit 'X' on the window without logging off when I'm finished using it, and subsequent users on the remote machine can't login because I'm still logged in to the Administrator account (user switching is disabled and must stay that way).

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Is there any way that I can set it up so that when RDP is disconnected from the remote machine, the remote session is logged off automatically?

(I thought about using a script on the remote machine to log off whenever the RDP is disconnected, but I can't see how to detect that; there doesn't seem to be any event associated with it.)

Edit: As stijn suggested, I tried using this batch file to query the remote computer for disconnected users with quser and then logging them off with rwinsta. However it seems that these commands are specifically for Windows Server editions.

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You could set a time limit for disconnected sessions. This isn't exactly what you asked for, but if you set a low time limit, it achieves a substantially similar result.

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  • I don't see how this works if I don't have Windows Server 2008.
    – Hod - Monica's Army
    Commented Jun 27, 2012 at 18:32
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    @HodofHod The option is available in Windows 7 as well, in the same location. It is also in Windows XP, but in a slightly different location. The tool to set it, gpedit.msc may not be available in all editions however.
    – Iszi
    Commented Jun 27, 2012 at 19:21
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    Ah, I found it. It was the "\Policies\" that threw me off...
    – Hod - Monica's Army
    Commented Jun 28, 2012 at 0:51

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