Vista How to disable welcome screen and fast user switching?

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WXS - 16 Dec 2006 15:24 GMT

I want to go back to the classic login, but everything I tried did not work.
Tried policy edit no luck.

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Aaron Kelley - 16 Dec 2006 17:32 GMT

You can disable fast user switching by going to gpedit ...

Administrative Templates -> System -> Logon -> Hide entry points for Fast
User Switching = Enabled

If you find a way to get a classic login box, let me know. :-P

- Aaron

>I want to go back to the classic login, but everything I tried did not
>work.
> Tried policy edit no luck.

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Chanderjeet Rai - 22 Dec 2006 17:15 GMT

Navigate to "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System"
Create a REG_DWORD "HideFastUserSwitching"
Value 1 turns it ON
Value 0 turns it OFF

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WXS - 26 Dec 2006 06:01 GMT

Both don't seem to work in the RTM release.

> Navigate to "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System"
> Create a REG_DWORD "HideFastUserSwitching"
> Value 1 turns it ON
> Value 0 turns it OFF

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WXS - 26 Dec 2006 06:30 GMT

I found that answer to have a single user logon screen.

Administrative Tools_> Local Security Policy
Then go to the Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options and
in the right hand pane find the "Interactive Logon: Do not Display last user
name"

Enable that policy and logoff and give it a try.

Someone else mentioned if you want the control-alt-del behaviour go to start
then type: "control user passwords2". On the main tab you can require users
to enter name and password (not sure if that is required for the first thing
I mentioned to work). On the advanced page you can find the option to
require ctrl-alt-del.

> Navigate to "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System"
> Create a REG_DWORD "HideFastUserSwitching"
> Value 1 turns it ON
> Value 0 turns it OFF

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