Is switching to different user login possible only for standalone machine?

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qazmlp1209

Is it true with WindowsXP that the switching to different user logins
without closing the applications is possible only for standalone
machine, and not for any machine that is part of a Network?

I do not understand why such a restriction exists. Can anybody clarify/
confirm it?
 
J

John John

That is true, you can use Fast User Switching with XP Pro or XP Home on
stand alone systems only, you cannot use it if your XP Pro machine is
part of a domain. When your computer is joined to a domain you
authenticate and logon to the Domain Controller, not to the local
machine itself, on Domain Controllers it may be too onerous to keep a
handle on it or it would present unacceptable security risks.

John
 

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