[22h2] Windows 11 August 2024 Account Manager new 'Feature'

[OLPTech]

Hi,

 

Since the latest August 2024 Windows 11 update there is a new 'feature' when users try to sign out or lock their PC. Lock has since moved to power options and to Sign Out (which most students and staff will use) is now hidden between another menu attached where you need to press the burger menu, staff struggled to sign out as it was but now its even more hidden.

 

 

Has anyone found a way to disable this prompt and go straight to Sign Out?

 

Thank you!

 

We're running Windows 11 Education 22H2

[DavR]

Thanks for flagging this, I've just seen it's popped up on our devices which have updated to the August patch.

 

What a really annoying change, really unintuitive for users who are looking to log off, or lock their screen the long way round. We're just launching Windows 11 this September, I could really do without Microsoft introducing new GUI bugs at the last minute!

 

I've got no answers from what I've read so far, but, same problem, following this thread for future feedback.

[Bedders]

We still have the old logoff.exe for Log Off and "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation" for Lock buttons I created years ago and added to the start menu.

[thimon]

We have the same as Bedders, introduced it when we moved to Windows 10. See below / attached our Start layout.

 

Edited August 15, 2024 by thimon

[Asgard]

We have the same as Bedders, introduced it when we moved to Windows 10. See below / attached our Start layout.

 

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What in the wizzarding world of Harry Potter are them extend / duplicate icons.

 

Would you be willing to provide enlightenment [emoji23]

[thimon]

What in the wizzarding world of Harry Potter are them extend / duplicate icons.

 

Would you be willing to provide enlightenment [emoji23]

 

They're all pinned shortcuts which run the below commands. Everyone gets the same deployed Start layout as pictured. We’re fully Windows 11.

 

Extend screen command:

 

C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /extend

 

Duplicate screen command:

 

C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /clone

 

Wirelessly connect:

 

%windir%\explorer.exe ms-settings-connectabledevices:devicediscovery

Edited August 16, 2024 by thimon

[DavR]

Which route were you using to customise your Start Menu layout, out of interest?

 

I got as far finding the GPO setting for it, seeing I needed to change my Windows 10 XML to JSON for Windows 11, and deciding, actually, I didn't really need a custom Start Menu this time. But I might, to make logoff more visible, if this change is going to be permanent.

[thimon]

I created a layout I liked then copied the user’s start2.bin file as described at https://lazyadmin.nl/win-11/customize-windows-11-start-menu-layout/ The file is deployed to every user via GPO and has been working fine across multiple versions of Windows 11, all devices are now running 23H2.