Sign in to or out of Windows When you sign out of Windows, all
of the apps you were using are closed, but the PC isn't turned
off. Another person can sign in without needing to restart the
PC—but even if someone else turns off the PC, your info won't be
lost. You also don't necessarily have to sign out of Windows.
You can lock the PC instead, and other people can still sign in
to their accounts from the sign-in screen. Watch a video about
signing in and out. (To view captions in your language, tap or
click the Closed captioning "Sign in to" and "sign out of" mean
the same as "log on to" and "log out from," respectively. To
sign out of Windows Open Start by swiping in from the right edge
of the screen (or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the
upper-right corner of the screen and moving the mouse pointer
down), and then tapping or clicking Start. Tap or click your
account picture in the upper-right corner, and then choose Sign
out. To sign in to Windows Swipe up from the bottom edge of the
screen (or press a