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I have Windows 10 Enterprise 1903 and I don't have any option to switch user. I manually have to execute tsdiscon.exe which is far from conveninant.
How to show the "Switch user" option in the start menu?
What is bizarre is that I do no have any Switch User option from any menu:
nowox
Posted 2019-09-20T06:42:53.963
Reputation: 1 779
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If this icon is not visible, then:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.HideFastUserSwitching parameter and set its value to 0.
Akina
Posted 2019-09-20T06:42:53.963
Reputation: 2 991
Well, this is exactly my point. I don’t have this option visible :( – nowox – 2019-09-20T07:56:35.470
@nowox Possible solution added. – Akina – 2019-09-20T08:04:36.903
I have also added this DWORD key in the registry. – nowox – 2019-09-20T08:47:32.080
Did you restart the PC after registry mod? – Moab – 2019-09-20T13:18:00.887
Yes I restarted my computer after registering the key – nowox – 2019-09-21T07:17:09.243
In my case, HideFastUserSwitching was missing. Adding it manually did not solve my problem – DerpyNerd – 2020-01-25T20:07:02.900
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If your computer is part of a domain, the domain administrator might have disabled this option via GPO rule. You should in this case ask the administrator to undo this setting.
For the non-domain case:
Microsoft has stashed this option away so the previous method described in the other answer does not work anymore.
These methods still work (for the moment):
Switch user via the Shut Down Windows dialog
Open the Shut Down Windows dialog by Alt+F4 and select "Switch user" in the list and hit OK.
Switch user via Ctrl+Alt+Del
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and select "Switch user" in the options.
Both methods will bring you to the login screen to select the user to switch to.
harrymc
Posted 2019-09-20T06:42:53.963
Reputation: 306 093
Unfortunately I do not have this option. – nowox – 2019-09-21T07:17:30.300
I verified and these options should exist in Windows 10 Enterprise 1903. Maybe something is wrong. Please do sfc /scannow to check system integrity.
– harrymc – 2019-09-21T07:49:10.890Also, is your computer in a domain? Is your account admin? Is the account to switch to also admin? – harrymc – 2019-09-21T09:02:24.023
Yes it is, perhaps a GPO rule then ? – nowox – 2019-09-21T09:06:51.250
This must be the explanation. Added to my answer. – harrymc – 2019-09-21T09:09:48.133
If your computer is on a domain it is managed by someone else and they are responsible for making decisions about how your computer operates. – music2myear – 2019-09-21T16:22:39.743
OP notes their computer is on a domain, indicating this question is about a company-owned computer. IT is responsible for support of this system. – music2myear – 2019-09-21T16:23:20.597