If you're not using Fast User Switching, or if you don't actually have other users on your computer, that would be better disable this function and remove it completely from the boot menu. This process is very simple and we will teach you through the following guide, even so, before we start you should know how to create an administrator account in Windows 10, essential for everything we will show.
What is Fast User Switching in Windows 10?
When it comes to fast user switching, it is a feature present in the Windows operating system. It allows you to switch un user of a computer to the other so quickly and without logging out. It is a function, just as logging off other users in Windows 10 can be very useful in different circumstances, in any case it is also convenient to know how to activate and deactivate it.
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Il Fast user switching in Windows 10 allows quick changes to another account or access if needed without the need to shut down, restart or log off the computer. You should also disable UAC User Account Control in Windows 10, another feature that allows others to access administrator functions.
Going back to quick user switching, there are some drawbacks and reasons why it is convenient to know how to disable this option. Through the following tutorial we will teach the simplest method to correctly activate and deactivate fast user switching within the Microsoft operating system.
How to enable and disable fast user switching in Windows 10
By default, in most cases, the fast user switching function is enabled within Windows 10. However, if it bothers you to have this option turned on all the time, there are several methods by which you can turn it off.
In this case or we will present the method via the Windows registry, which we consider one of the most effective if you want to completely get rid of the fast user switching function. Note that you can too enable it to new very easily, just read the following instructions.
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Enable and disable Windows 10 user switching
- The first thing you should do is open the "Run" tool, something you can do in two ways. The first is by pressing the start button and typing "Run", then tap on that option. The second way is to press the Windows button next to the R key (Windows + R).
- A small window will appear on the screen in which you need to write the following “Regedit”, with this we will access the system registry. In case you are asked for permission to enter, click on the “Yes” option.
- Once in the registry, the first thing to do is to go to the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” folder.
- Find the section "SOFTWARE" and click on it.
- You should now look for the "Microsoft" folder.
- Then the “Windows” tab should appear, click on it, now go to “Current Version” go to “Policies” and finally click on the “System” option. Note that the final address is “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Policies System”
- Verify that the "HideFastUserSwitching" value exists, if it does not appear you will need to create it from scratch, which is quite simple.
- Right-click anywhere in the folder where all the options are located, without clicking on any of the existing ones. Select the “New” option and then click on “32-bit DWORD Value”.
- You should give this value its name “HideFastUserSwitching”, now double click on it and assign it the value "1" if you want to activate it and "0" if you want to deactivate it.
Finally, even for computer sharing, you should know how to restrict access to a user in Windows 10, a process that will help you so that no changes are made without your permission.
