Sign out of messenger on Windows 8

Posted by jmlumpkin on Super User See other posts from Super User or by jmlumpkin
Published on 2012-03-24T20:00:38Z Indexed on 2012/03/25 17:33 UTC
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I just installed the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Just going through the default procedure, I let it use my Xbox Live account to create a user.

When I then went and turned on my Xbox, it now notified me that I was logged into Messenger in two locations.

I went back to Windows 8, and turned my Live account into a local account on that machine. But when I then turned the Xbox again, I got the same message.

Is there a way to just 'sign out of messenger' on Windows 8? Or is there a location to even see where I am signed in at?

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