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Reboot and Log Off Dialog on Terminal Servers

During a reboot operation, a dialog is displayed that tells you what is happening and when. It provides a number of buttons which grant some control over the process.

Reboot now

Starts the reboot now rather than wait for the indicated timeout.

Defer

Defers the reboot for a while, allowing you to complete or save your work.

Cancel

Aborts the reboot.

On a computer where you are the only user, this works fine because no one else is affected. On a terminal server, however, there could be many users so the rules have to change. In this case, all the buttons are disabled because pressing any one could affect all other users without their knowledge or consent. In addition, since the computer is "owned" by the system administrator, only he or she has the rights to control the reboot process.

During a log off operation, however, the Logoff now button is enabled because that affects only you. The Defer and Cancel buttons are still disabled.