Logging out of Windows Server 2008 scares me to death

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Monday, April 06 2009

I love Windows Server 2008, but there's one aspect about it that continues to bug me: the arrangement of the logout options.

I feel whoever came up with this arrangement was taking Opposite Day a little too serious.

For those who have still not witnessed this amazing UI layout, let me show you it:

 

 
Figure 1-1: No Log Off button :-(

 

 
Figure 1-2: Log Off is positioned as far as possible from the last click

 

In Figure 1-2, the other options rehash the options that were already available to you in one click, making Log Off available as the last option at the top.  Nice. 

 

I think of the times I would log into a box, make a quick configuration change and quickly log off.  Yes, there were times I had that tiny doubt in my head about whether I hit the shutdown button or the log off button.  However, if the server was configured appropriately, you'd at least be halted by a dialog box asking you why on earth you would possibly want to down the server. 

 

I can certainly understand if the shutdown options were moved a click away, but the option to log off?  There's surely a logical explanation behind this, just not one I've thought of.  I bet Google search will know, but I just felt like making a random rant today! :-)

 

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