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com.apple.loginwindow.plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>TALLogoutSavesState</key>
<string>0</string>
</dict>
</plist>
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I created this file by running the following command in Terminal:

defaults write ~/Desktop/com.apple.loginwindow TALLogoutSavesState -bool false

That created a file named com.apple.loginwindow.plist on my desktop with just the requested setting inside.

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