What Happens if you Log Off and On in Different OSes?

This video shows:
- How to get to the logoff option in different OSes
- What the logoff dialogue looks like (if it has one)
- What the logging off screen looks like
- What the logon screen looks like
- What the logging on screen looks like
- What the logoff/logon sounds sound like

This video doesn’t have any music, so that you can hear the logoff and logon sounds.

00:00 - Title

Windows:
00:06 - Windows NT 3.1
00:23 - Windows 95
00:45 - Windows NT 4.0
01:20 - Windows 98
01:41 - Windows 2000
02:03 - Windows Me
02:21 - Windows Neptune Build 5111
02:43 - Windows Whistler Build 2419
03:04 - Windows XP
03:26 - Windows Longhorn Build 4008
03:51 - Windows Longhorn Build 4074
04:20 - Windows Longhorn Build 5048
04:39 - Windows Vista Beta Build 5219
05:06 - Windows Vista
05:29 - Windows 7 Beta Build 6910
05:50 - Windows 7
06:12 - Windows 8 Milestone 3 Build 7955
06:32 - Windows 8 Developer Preview Build 8032
06:49 - Windows 8 Developer Preview Build 8056
07:19 - Windows 8 Developer Preview Build 8102
07:40 - Windows 8 Consumer Preview Build 8250
07:59 - Windows 8 Release Preview Build 8400
08:16 - Windows 8
08:37 - Windows 8.1
08:52 - Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9841
09:26 - Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9926
09:43 - Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10130
10:10 - Windows 10 RTM
10:35 - Windows 10 22H2
10:57 - Windows 11 23H2

Windows Server:
11:19 - Windows Server 2003
11:36 - Windows Server 2008 R1
11:54 - Windows Server 2008 R2
12:15 - Windows Server 2012 R2
12:40 - Windows Server 2016
13:03 - Windows Server 2019
13:25 - Windows Server 2022
13:47 - Windows Server Core 2008 R1
14:07 - Windows Server Core 2012 R2
14:33 - Windows Server Core 2022

Mac:
14:59 - Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion

Linux:
15:18 - Arch Linux
15:31 - Ubuntu 07.10
15:54 - Ubuntu 10.10
16:15 - Ubuntu 17.10
16:38 - Ubuntu 21.10
17:02 - Ubuntu 24.04
17:24 - Ubuntu Unity 22.04
17:45 - Ubuntu MATE 15.10
18:08 - Ubuntu MATE 21.10
18:26 - Ubuntu Satanic
18:53 - Ubuntu Budgie
19:12 - Ubuntu Cinnamon
19:36 - Linux Mint 16
20:05 - Linux Mint 21
20:26 - Zorin OS 6.4
20:45 - Zorin OS 8.1
21:05 - Zorin OS 12.4
21:23 - Zorin OS 16.1
21:44 - KDE neon 6.0
22:08 - Debian 10 XFCE
22:25 - MX Linux 21
22:41 - Raspbain
22:58 - Elementary OS 0.2
23:20 - Elementary OS 6.1
23:37 - Deepin OS 15.3
24:00 - Deepin OS 20.4
24:20 - Endless OS
24:38 - Crunch Bang Linux
24:57 - Dragora
25:17 - Lirix
25:34 - WindowsFX 10.4
25:54 - Chromium OS 28
26:08 - ChromeOS Flex

BSD:
26:35 - TrueOS

Other:
27:04 - Microsoft BOB

Windows mods:
27:36 - Gold Windows XP 2016
28:04 - Windows 10to7
28:23 - Windows Vienna

28:43 - End screen

[thecyanlife]

couple things i noticed
1:41 - Windows 2000. ME. Neptune and Windows Whistler fails to play the log off sound
2:29 - you did not install the display drivers.
9:11 - you didn't cut the part where windows crashes and fails to boot
11:19 - Windows 2000 Server and under is missing.
15:00 - This is an old version of mac. the latest version as of writing this comment is Mac OS 14 Sonoma
15:18 - this is an old version of arch linux. the latest version will do the same thing
15:32 - ubuntu 4.10 is missing
21:45 - old versions of kde is missing
24:16 - it played the log off sound but not the log in sound?

[Diva_Ant]

Very interesting!
So much has changed over the years...

[dstawicki]

Old Windows… nice and clean without bloatware 😢❤

[mintybudgie]

the windows nt 4.0 sound sent me to a different dimension 🫨

[inzaghiposumaalkahfi]

13:44 Why there's no Windows Server 2025 (Windows Server with Windows 11 GUI)?

[Reed_Peer]

Windows 7 having multiple logon and logoff sounds makes it the best version of Windows

[netheritecraftondrugs]

9:08 the fact it crashed on logout is so funny 😂

[shifter.crash-brat]

why doesn't windows xp play the actual logoff/logon sounds? why is it playing the startup/shutdown sound?

[ThatRandomToast]

7:00 You're not using the Windows Default sound scheme

[Fernan]

9:03
:(
Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you. (100% complete)

[mariodykstra]

Windows 98, 2000/Whistler, and ME/Neptune Shutdown Sounds are missing.

[MasnAnimations]

0:50 This sounds as creepy as the THX Logo sound and also quite unnecessarily long.

[CubePac]

4:31 Hey, wait, how come it's like this?

[mariodykstra]

Also, what about when you lockup in OS/2?

[mariodykstra]

And the Windows Longhorn/Vista Beta Shutdown and Startup Sounds are wrong.

[SonicRus]

Good video. What about making video which show how Logon Screens from different systems look like with different quantities of users shown? It would be interesting to see which number of users will cause appearing of scrolling or something similar.

[wardengamer]

9:37 The heck is that low battery icon doing there?!

[mantas_sadovas]

Wheres the Longhorn other sound like a choir?

[JuanIgnacioheff]

Hello! im using virtualbox and want to know something; How do you manage to run these versions of windows and where do you get the ISO file? (

[jake-ku]

1.02 nah Windows NT 4.0 is Crazy the sound