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Sure enough, the HideFastUserSwitching key was set to 1. &nbsp; I set it to 0 and I'm back in business.<br />
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Thanks !!
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Sure enough, the HideFastUserSwitching key was set to 1.   I set it to 0 and I'm back in business.

Thanks !!

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Glad it helped - thanks for the points!
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I have multiple users on my home computer, but Windows Vista will not allow us the &quot;switch users&quot; option anymore. &nbsp; For a couple of weeks I worked from home, and my IT guys had me install a couple of software packages including a VNC software, all of which I later uninstalled. &nbsp; From then on, I had no &quot;switch user&quot; option. &nbsp; I tried finding an older restore point, but there wasn't one listed from before that time. &nbsp; I'm guessing a registry setting was changed that the uninstalls did not fix. &nbsp;Can someone help me turn the &quot;switch user&quot; function back on?
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I have multiple users on my home computer, but Windows Vista will not allow us the "switch users" option anymore.   For a couple of weeks I worked from home, and my IT guys had me install a couple of software packages including a VNC software, all of which I later uninstalled.   From then on, I had no "switch user" option.   I tried finding an older restore point, but there wasn't one listed from before that time.   I'm guessing a registry setting was changed that the uninstalls did not fix.  Can someone help me turn the "switch user" function back on?

Switch User Function Turned Off in Windows Vista Home Edition

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