Fast User Switching is baked into Vista and you can't remove/disable it. You can hide the options for it (see previous post), but it will still be there.
I have seen this article before, but I'm somewhat lost. After you click on start, where does the gpedit.msc go? In the search box or at the run command?
It would go in the Run box, however if you are running Vista Home Premium, there is no gpedit.msc and you will have to edit the registry (which is also in that article).
That is the only way that I know of. Note that this doesn't actually disable fast user switching, it only hides the option under the Start menu. It is about impossible to completely disable Fast User Switching in Vista. If Fast User Switching isn't really hurting you, it might be good to just leave it alone, or else it might just create more problems later on.
I have seen this article before, but I'm somewhat lost. After you click on start, where does the gpedit.msc go? In the search box or at the run command?
Fast User Switching is a lot harder to disable in Vista than it was in XP. In XP, there was a nice checkbox to disable it, however Vista requires special instructions: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/128/1/How-to-disable-Fast-User-Switching-in-Windows-Vista.html. It doesn't usually hurt to have fast user switching on (it won't really do much if there is only 1 account), except your computer might run a tiny bit faster if it is disabled.
The only reason that I bring it up is because of the fact that I have a program that doesn't seem to like the fast user switching feature on. I get an error message, but I'm not affected in a big way. Maybe Microsoft will be kind enough to let us change the option through a service pack or an update of some kind?
Maybe Microsoft will be kind enough to let us change the option through a service pack or an update of some kind?
I doubt it. Since Windows 7 is out, further changes to Vista are unlikely. Windows 7 has the same fast user switching that Vista has. I think it is here to stay :emotion-6:.
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Also, from this link: http://www.driverheaven.net/windows-vista-forum/132622-how-turn-off-fast-user-switching-free-up-resources-laptop.html
Fast User Switching is baked into Vista and you can't remove/disable it. You can hide the options for it (see previous post), but it will still be there.
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December 1st, 2009 16:00
I'm not comfortable editing the registry because I could reallly mess up my system. Is there something else that I can do?
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It would go in the Run box, however if you are running Vista Home Premium, there is no gpedit.msc and you will have to edit the registry (which is also in that article).
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That is the only way that I know of. Note that this doesn't actually disable fast user switching, it only hides the option under the Start menu. It is about impossible to completely disable Fast User Switching in Vista. If Fast User Switching isn't really hurting you, it might be good to just leave it alone, or else it might just create more problems later on.
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December 1st, 2009 16:00
I have seen this article before, but I'm somewhat lost. After you click on start, where does the gpedit.msc go? In the search box or at the run command?
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December 1st, 2009 16:00
Fast User Switching is a lot harder to disable in Vista than it was in XP. In XP, there was a nice checkbox to disable it, however Vista requires special instructions: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/128/1/How-to-disable-Fast-User-Switching-in-Windows-Vista.html. It doesn't usually hurt to have fast user switching on (it won't really do much if there is only 1 account), except your computer might run a tiny bit faster if it is disabled.
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December 2nd, 2009 17:00
The only reason that I bring it up is because of the fact that I have a program that doesn't seem to like the fast user switching feature on. I get an error message, but I'm not affected in a big way. Maybe Microsoft will be kind enough to let us change the option through a service pack or an update of some kind?
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December 2nd, 2009 18:00
I doubt it. Since Windows 7 is out, further changes to Vista are unlikely. Windows 7 has the same fast user switching that Vista has. I think it is here to stay :emotion-6:.
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December 2nd, 2009 21:00
That's life I guess. Nothing is without its flaws.