How to Log Out of League of Legends

With over 180 million players worldwide, League of Legends is among the top multiplayer online battle arena video game. Although a huge chunk of the LoL players log in through the game’s website and play directly from it, an equal number of players also play through the League of Legends app, also called the client.

The steps to log out of the League of Legends website and client are different, explained below.

Steps to sign out of the League of Legends website

If you log in to your LoL account from a public or shared device, chances are you are on the game’s website. Here’s how to log out.

• Locate your LoL summoner name at the top right corner and click on it to reveal a drop-down box with three options – game download, settings, and logout.
• Choose the logout option, and your League of Legends account is logged out from the website.

Steps to log out from the League of Legends client

If you are logged in to League of Legends through the dedicated app downloaded into the device, then you are playing through the LoL client, and the process to log out of your account is different.

There are two methods to log out of the LoL client:

Method 1 - From within the game

• Access the League of Legends client from your PC
• Locate the X button next to the restore and minimize buttons, above your summoner name and click on it.
• You will get two options – Exit and Sign Out.
• Select 'Exit' to log out of your League of Legends account and close the game's app/client.
• Choose 'Sign out' to log out of your LoL account but keep the app/client still running.
• The League of Legends client will prompt for your password, depending on the location. After you enter your LoL password, your account will be logged out of the client.

This quick video to log out of LoL client is a must watch:

Method 2 - Using task manager

If you're dealing with a slow server while attempting to log out of League of Legends, chances are you will get an error message and won't be able to log out of the account. In this case, you can use the Task Manager function.

Below are the steps.

• Keep the League of Legends client running and press ALT+CTRL+DEL simultaneously on the keyboard.
• When a new dialogue box appears, choose Task Manager to see currently running apps.
• Locate League of Legends and click to reveal options.
• Finally, choose End Task to close the League of Legends client.

Note: This option only applies to the League of Legends client and not the website running on Windows OS. For Mac OS, choose the Force Quit Applications and the League of Legends app. The Task Manager feature also closes the League of Legends client but does not log you out of the game, so try restarting the client and logging out again.

Last resort to log out of League of Legends - Restart your machine

If the above methods are to log out of your LoL account, a hard reset or restarting your device is an alternative. To perform a restart:

• Press the ALT+F4 keys.
• Next, choose the restart option when the new window appears

Restarting your device/PC will log you out of the League of Legends client and other apps you might have running at the time. However, powering off your device or performing a hard reset to log out of your LoL account should only be a last resort, as it can damage the files and the system's hardware.

Final thoughts on how to log out of League of Legends

Logging out of the LoL website and the client is a bit different, but this guide should give you a headstart. Look for the X button if playing on the client and your summoner name and if playing on the LoL website; choose the logout/exit/sign out buttons, depending on your requirements, and your account will be logged out.

Ready to log out of your League of Legends account? Try out the steps above.