Windows 10: After the last update the Switch User dialog has changed and I'm now no longer "easily"...

The question says it all.When I logged in today the switch user dialog has gone. I can press the wndows key and see my user picture at the bottom left, but if I click on it I now no longer get a list of the other users on my machine with the option to switch to them.I can click on the three dots above my picture and select "Switch User" from there, but this is three or four more steps and is a confusion for my wife who isn't very computer literate.How can I restore this to the way it was.I have Windows 11 and this appears to have occured after Windows Update Windows Configuration Update KB503

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Disable fast user switching.

 

Disable fast user switching.

Hi,

You can try the following steps and check.

Fast User Switching is an easy way for another person to log on to the computer without logging you off or closing your programs and files. Follow the steps below to for Fast Switch User.

1. To begin, make sure that you have logged in as Administrator or have required administrative rights to change local group policies.

2. Press the Windows +R button.

3. Run dialog box will pop-up,type gpedit.msc..This will open Local Group Policy Editor.

4. Now, go to the following location and look for Local Computer Policy in the left pane.

5. Click on Local Computer Policy/Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Logon.

6. Just double-click Hide Entry Points for Fast User Switching to bring up a dialog box to change Fast User Switching policy setting.

7. At the top, there are Not Configured, Enabled and Disabled options available. Selecting each setting will let you read its affect in Help section. To disable
Hide Entry Points for Fast User Switching, just select
Disabled from the list and click OK.

8. Once done, you will have to enforce the change made to Fast User Switching policy setting. To do so, close the Local Group Policy Editor and open the Run dialog box (Windows +R button). Enter the command “gpupdate
/force“ and click OK. The policy will be updated and applied on all user accounts.

9. To re-enable Fast User Switching, just choose Not Configured in its policy setting dialog and apply the changes via
gpupdate /force command.

I would also suggest you to stop and restart
Fast User Switching Compatibility in services.

Hope this helps.

Please post back if you have any issues related to Windows and we will be glad to assist you further.

 

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