| Lock or Fast User Switch | | | | Please note that you must be a user with |
| | | | administrative rights to complete this |
| Enable or disable fast user switching. | | | | tutorial. |
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| New to windows XP is a feature called 'Fast | | | | • Click Start, then Control Panel. |
| User Switching', as its name suggests it | | | | |
| enables you to quickly alternate between | | | | • Select User Accounts. |
| users on your local machine. You can either | | | | |
| enable (use) or disable (not use) the 'Fast | | | | • Then click 'Change the way users log |
| User Switching' option. When you disable the | | | | on and off'. |
| FUS (Fast User Switching) option when you | | | | |
| press the Start Key and L (on your keyboard) | | | | • You should now see two selection |
| you computer will display a message saying | | | | boxes beside one of them will be the text |
| that your computer has been locked and only | | | | 'use fast user switching'. |
| you or an administrator can unlock the | | | | |
| machine (just like Windows 2000). Where as if | | | | • If you want fast user switching |
| you have the FUS option enabled you will be | | | | enabled tick it (this is usually default). |
| greeted (when you press the start key and L) | | | | |
| with a list of other usernames you can log on | | | | • If you don't want fast user switching |
| as (at the same time you will also be logged | | | | and instead want to lock your machine uncheck |
| on at the machine). | | | | the checkbox. |
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| In this tutorial I will show you how to | | | | • When you have made your changes click |
| enable and disable the FUS option. | | | | 'Apply options' at the bottom, right of the |
| | | | dialog. |
| NOTE: | | | | |
| | | | • You may now close all the dialogs |
| Before you continue with this tutorial please | | | | which you opened. |
| read the terms and conditions of use by | | | | |
| clicking here | | | | You can now test to see that your changes |
| | | | have been applied correctly by pressing the |
| START HERE | | | | windows or the start key and L at the same |
| | | | time. |