Windows 10: cant switch user

Discus and support cant switch user in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; I cannot switch user when I press the window symbol yjen user icon it only gives 3 options amd none of them are switching user. I have two admins set... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by zakdownie, Sep 30, 2020.

  1. zakdownie Win User

    cant switch user


    I cannot switch user when I press the window symbol yjen user icon it only gives 3 options amd none of them are switching user. I have two admins set up

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    zakdownie, Sep 30, 2020
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  2. Cant switch users in Windows 10

    Hi Sarah,



    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I apologize for the inconvenience caused. We are glad to help you.



    Please share a few details:


    • What exactly happens when you try to switch users?

    • Do you receive any error message/code?

    • Did you make any changes to the computer prior to this issue?


    I suggest you to follow the below steps to Switch users.


    • Press Ctrl + Alt + Del key altogether.

    • Click on Switch User.

    • Select the user with which you want to login.


    If computer starts up with a user other than the one you want, login to that user account and switch user to the account that you need and check.



    Hope this information helps. Do contact us for further queries. We will be happy to assist you.



    Regards,

    Jenith
     
    Jenith_James, Sep 30, 2020
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  3. Switch user at startup

    Hi,

    Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

    I understand that you cannot see the switch user option after the upgrade I will make sure to help you with this issue.

    First I suggest you to reboot the system and check if see the switch user option.

    If you still don’t see the option then I would suggest you to perform the below step and check if you can see switch user option.

    On the login screen press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and check if you can see the switch user option.

    Please do let us know if you need any further assistance related to Windows, we will be glad to assist you.

    Thanks
     
    Mohammed Yaseer, Sep 30, 2020
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  4. Kreij Win User

    cant switch user

    Current active users that are friends

    The other reason I suggested this is that users can add characters to their username that are not alphanumeric (e.g. user*). This confuses things somewhat when looking at the list.
     
    Kreij, Sep 30, 2020
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