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fast user switching no longer works

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by tennisot

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Fast user switching has stopped working. Now, when one user is logged on, trying to switch users just returns the welcome screen. In order to log on another user, the first must log off. The service is turned on, no new software has been loaded and the usual trouble shooting has been done.

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by mulisha

First, make sure you are not on a domain. Next, Make sure that Fast User Switching is enabled, and Terminal Services need to be started as well. It is not clear to me how technical you are so I will tell you how to access the services on your pc. Right click on my computer then select manage, then expand the services and application tree and select services on the right hand side right click on the above mentioned services and click start.

by tennisot

Yes, terminal services is started as well as RPC which is also needed, I believe. No domain is used- only a workgroup.

by brothertech

Fast user switching will not work if you have enabled offline files. To check this, access folder options through explorer (Windows Explorer) or Control Panel. Choose the tab [offline folders] and verify that it is NOT checked.

by gregsuite-techrep

Hi, having followed this thread and tried all its suggestions, my FUS is still broken - as of about 1 week ago. No big software installs/updates, just stopped working.
Major productivity set-back; would really appreciate further advice.

by bcrumbo

I'm having this same issue. My services say that Terminal Services is not started. It is listed as Manual. When I start it, it starts and then immediately stops. Is this normal?

by gregsuite-techrep

For lack of any real understanding, I went on the assumption that one of MS's wonderful "updates" had disrupted this utility. So I rolled back my system (restore) to about a month before this started to happen. Low-and-behold, FUS works again!

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