After the main messaging platform that is WhatsApp, the Telegram application follows as the second most used by the public. In addition to being able to use it from mobile devices, Telegram also has an option for PC, which you can use whenever you want, either from the platform’s official website or from the desktop application.
The desktop version of Telegram works in the same way as the web and mobile version, however, you may no longer want to use it on PC and want to log out, so we will show you how to do it below.
What do you need on your PC to close a Telegram session?
If you have the Telegram desktop application installed on your PC, signing out is very easy, and can be done in a few seconds. However, you must meet some requirements to be able to do it, but you don’t have to worry, because you can do it easily.
Have the updated version
In order to close your Telegram session from your computer, you must keep the application updated in its latest version so as not to have any inconvenience. Some users have had problems trying to log out of older versions. On the other hand, another problem arises if the internet connection is not stable.
How to enter the desktop version of the platform?
If you don’t have the desktop version of Telegram, but you want to have it on your computer, it’s easy to get it, you just have to download Telegram for desktop from its official page. Then, you just have to install it and scan the QR code from the mobile application to be able to log in to the desktop version.
What is the way to log out of Telegram while on a computer?
If you no longer want to access your Telegram account from your computer and want to log out, you can do it quickly and easily from any version. Whether you log in to Telegram from a PC running Windows or macOS>, or from the official website, logging out will only take a few seconds.
For a Windows computer
Closing a session in Telegram from the desktop application on a computer with a Windows system is very simple, for this you must follow these instructions:
- Enter the Telegram desktop application and click on the menu button, represented by three lines, located in the upper left corner.
- Now, you must select the “Settings” option, which will direct you to your profile, where you have to click on the button represented by three points.
- Finally, a menu of options will be displayed where we will select the option “Logout” and finally confirm that you want to log out for this action to be carried out.
If your PC has macOS system
On the other hand, if you have the desktop version of Telegram, but from a computer with a macOS system, you don’t have to complicate yourself, it’s very simple and you can do it in seconds:
- Enter from your macOS PC to the Telegram desktop application and click on the three lines button located in the upper left corner.
- Next, select the “Settings” option, which will direct you to your profile, where you must click on the three-dot button, located in the upper right corner.
- Finally, you select the option “Close session” and confirm that you want to do so, so that the Telegram session is closed from your PC.
From the website
Similarly, if you only use the Telegram web platform, this process will take a few seconds, just by following these steps:
- Enter the Telegram web platform and go to the menu button, located in the upper left corner, represented by three lines.
- Now, press the “Settings” option and then click on the three-dot button, where finally you click on “Logout”, then confirm that you want to log out and that’s it.
What alternatives do you have to close the Telegram session from the PC?
There is another way to log out of your Telegram account that is open, either on your PC or on any other device, this will help you when you are far away and do not want anyone to invade your privacy.
Sign out of all devices
This tool offered by Telegram can be very useful when someone else is using any of the devices that are linked with Telegram. With just one click you can close your Telegram session on all devices, this will take a few seconds and it will be very easy for you by following these instructions:
- Enter the Telegram application from your cell phone and go to the menu, represented by a three-line button, located in the upper left corner of the application.
- Now, select the “Settings” option, which will direct you to your profile where you must click on the “Devices” button.
- From there you can see all the devices where your Telegram account has been or is connected, to close all the sessions you just have to click on “Close all other sessions”.
- Next, the application will show you a small window on the screen to confirm that you want to close all sessions, to which you must press “Close”.
Once these steps have been completed, you will finally have closed the session of your Telegram account on all the devices where it was connected, except in the main session which is on your mobile.
Why does a Telegram session continue to appear on my PC?
Users sometimes notice that after they have logged out of all devices, they still appear logged in on their computers. However, this can be solved just by closing and reopening the application so that this information is updated.
On the other hand, one of the inconveniences that you can present when you close the session on the devices is that it does not allow you to close them because you logged in to the mobile application a few hours before. In order to log out of Telegram on all devices, you must wait at least 12 hours after logging into the mobile app.
