Fast User Switch won't "stick" between restarts

[Guest]

I can set fast user switching and it will allow between 2 accounts I have on
my system - but this feature is not retained when I restart the system. I
have to go back into User Accounts etc and set the flag again.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Click Start, Run and type Services.msc
Double-click "Terminal Services" from the list
Set it's Startup type to "Manual"
Close Services.msc applet and restart Windows.

Now, try enabling Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I can set fast user switching and it will allow between 2 accounts I have on
my system - but this feature is not retained when I restart the system. I
have to go back into User Accounts etc and set the flag again.

 

[Guest]

I tried your suggested procedure. "Terminal Services" already had a startup
type of "Manual". Any other suggestions?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Is Terminal services running?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I tried your suggested procedure. "Terminal Services" already had a startup
type of "Manual". Any other suggestions?

 

[Guest]

It says Terminal Services is "Started" - just like many of the other services.

Is Terminal services running?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I tried your suggested procedure. "Terminal Services" already had a startup
type of "Manual". Any other suggestions?

Click Start, Run and type Services.msc
Double-click "Terminal Services" from the list
Set it's Startup type to "Manual"
Close Services.msc applet and restart Windows.

Now, try enabling Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

If you have Windows XP Professional installed, you may see which application
is turning FUS off.

How to use Group Policy to configure auditing of Windows registry keys in XP
Professional?:
http://www.winxptutor.com/auditreg.htm

The registry key is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \
Winlogon

Value name is "AllowMultipleTSSessions"

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


It says Terminal Services is "Started" - just like many of the other
services.