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A Complete Guide to Logging Out of Other Devices on Instagram

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Remotely sign out of unwanted Instagram sessions with this handy guide

Co-authored by Naveh Ben Dror

Last Updated: February 8, 2024 Tested

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Did you leave yourself signed in to Instagram on another phone, tablet, or computer? Don't worry—you can easily log out of Instagram remotely using your computer. This wikiHow teaches you how to sign out of Instagram remotely from your PC or Mac by accessing Instagram in your web browser.

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Sign in to your Instagram account on the Instagram website to begin.
Navigate to the Login Activity section of your Settings.
Click each session you want to remove and select Log out for that device.

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Open Instagram on your computer.

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Sign in to https://www.instagram.com . If you're not already signed in, you'll be prompted to do so now.

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Go to your Settings.

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You'll see your profile photo at the top-right corner of the screen.

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View your login activity.

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This shows you all of your recent logins.

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Log out of each session.

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Click each session and select Log out . You'll need to sign out of each session separately. As soon as you click Log Out , that session will be signed out from Instagram.
- Once you log out, you'll see a confirmation message that says "Session Logged Out."

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This article was co-authored by Naveh Ben Dror . Naveh Ben Dror is a Social Media Security Expert and the CEO of Spikerz based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Naveh and his team provide social media protection for content creators, businesses, and enterprises. His professional background is in international brand marketing and e-commerce. Naveh received both his Bachelor of Law and MBA from Reichman University. This article has been viewed 51,119 times.

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Updated: February 8, 2024

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Categories: Instagram Accounts

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1. Open Instagram on a browser.
2. Scroll down and click Log in .
3. Click Forgot? next to Password.
4. Fill out and submit the Reset Password form.
5. Find the e-mail from Instagram and click Reset Password .
6. Fill out the New Password form.
7. Click Reset Password .

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