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 +====== xfce4-session - Frequently Asked Questions ======
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 +  * **[[#Some of my applications are always started when I login|Some of my applications are always started when I login]]**
 +  * **[[#I'm unable to shutdown or restart my computer when running Xfce|I'm unable to shutdown or restart my computer when running Xfce]]**
 +  * **[[#I don't see the logout dialog when I press the quit button|I don't see the logout dialog when I press the quit button]]**
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-===== Frequently asked questions ===== + 
----- +==== Some of my applications are always started when I login ====
-=== Some of my applications are always started when I login ===+
 There are two possible reasons why the application is started: It is saved in the last session or it is listed in the auto started applications. Follow 1 of the two steps below to get rid of the applications. There are two possible reasons why the application is started: It is saved in the last session or it is listed in the auto started applications. Follow 1 of the two steps below to get rid of the applications.
  
-  * Start the ''xfce4-autostart-editor'' and remove the application(s). You can also manually delete those files in ''~/Desktop/Autostart'' and ''~/.config/autostart''.+  * Go to the Application Autostart tab ([[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/preferences#application_autostart]]) in the Session and Startup configuration applet and remove the application(s). You can also manually delete those files in ''~/Desktop/Autostart'' and ''~/.config/autostart''.
   * Most of the time closing all the applications and save your session when you logout is sufficient. If this doesn't work, remove the content of the ''~/.cache/sessions/'' directory when you're **not** logged in. And if you don't want xfce remember every session you should turn off (uncheck) "Automatically save session on logout" in Settings Manager -> Sessions and Startup (tab General)   * Most of the time closing all the applications and save your session when you logout is sufficient. If this doesn't work, remove the content of the ''~/.cache/sessions/'' directory when you're **not** logged in. And if you don't want xfce remember every session you should turn off (uncheck) "Automatically save session on logout" in Settings Manager -> Sessions and Startup (tab General)
  
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-=== I'm unable to shutdown or restart my computer when running Xfce. ===+ 
 +==== I'm unable to shutdown or restart my computer when running Xfce. ====
 There are two way to fix this: sudo and hal/dbus. Default starting from version 4.4 is hal. There are two way to fix this: sudo and hal/dbus. Default starting from version 4.4 is hal.
  
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 When you logout and login again, the shutdown and restart buttons should be sensitive. When you logout and login again, the shutdown and restart buttons should be sensitive.
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-=== I don't see the logout dialog when I press the quit button ===+ 
 +==== I don't see the logout dialog when I press the quit button ====
 Enable the checkbox "Prompt on logout" in the session manager settings. Enable the checkbox "Prompt on logout" in the session manager settings.
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