I've implemented all of the possible ways to disable fast user switching for Windows 7, but they don't work. The Windows 7 computers are in a domain environment. There are lots of articles out there with the exact same steps similar to the following: http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-enable-disable-fast-user-switching-in-windows-xp-and-windows-vista/ I started with a domain group policy, that I can see applied via gpresult /r. I tried the local GP setting; it didn't disable fast user switching either. I checked the registry, but I didn't have to add the DWord value. The group policy settings already added it with the appropriate value of 1. Our network consists of two Win 08 Svr DCs with the latest updates. Thinking something may be wrong with our domain (even though the group policy processing looks fine in eventvwr -- no errors whatsoever), I implemented the same changes on a new domain I built a few weeks ago. I get the same results there. The policy applies successfully, but the switch user button is still displayed and operational on Windows 7 OSes. Note: The Windows 7 OSes are all 64-bit and so are the DCs. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I have a decade of experience managing Windows domain environments, so keep that in mind before posting a reply -- trust me I've tried every suggestion out there. Is anyone else experiencing the same problem? Thanks, JD

Hi JD, Right there with you - I am searching high and low for a way to completely disable FUS. I work at a school and it works against me to have FUS enabled - I have this thread running in another forum and there has been a lot of feedback on it but no real solution yet (only trying to "hide" the option which causes more headaches)---- I also have one running in this forum and while many have looked at it, no one has come up with a solution - I am hoping one of the Microsoft "guru's" will eventually run across this and give us network admins some advice..... http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/78714-log-off-user-fast-user-switching-enabled-2.html Hi Everyone - thanks for the suggestions - with regard to the post about FUS being turned off when joined to a domain (that was true of XP but not of Vista and 7 Professional - and while this is an improvment and advantage for some, it simply works against me in a school setting). PSSHUTDOWN is a utility I use to actually power down all my domain machines left on at the end of the day - the pain of that would be either I would have to hand off that ability to lab admins or man my workstation whenever someone needs a box powered down (again, not ideal). Many of my classes deal in high end graphics programs (Adobe packages - and we are considering the CS5 package) so I really wanted to have the classes start each period with a max performing box and if 2 or even 1 student is logged in, that presents a problem. Like kenboy pointed out, "hiding" the option doesn't work since that user would be the only one to be able to unlock the box - still just baffled that the powers at Microsoft missed this?? I have considered the mstsc option of allowing the lab admins to log into a remote desktop session to at least give the PC the log in prompt again but that still keeps the "locked" session live and it also opens ANOTHER port and service I would rather keep closed. Glad I am not alone in this and hope this thread points out a solution - I am about 1 month away from deciding on whether to deploy 7 with deployment workbench (AWESOME program) or go with the tried and true rollout of XP of my old RIS box - In my perfect world, I am trying to just make 7 as "maintenance free" as XP was for all those years~

I was beating my head against the wall on this issue as well. I'm in an Education environment on a domain and Switch User causes us nothing but grief. I had tried to disable "Switch User" via an AD group policy, via local gpedit.msc and by using the registry and switch user remained. I ended up going through Group Policy Management and reviewing all the policies and finally found the culprit. The Default Domain Policy had "Hide Entry Points for Fast User Switching" set to Disabled. The Default Domain Policy is "Enforced" and was overruling the policy I had on a computer OU's I wanted. Once I set this to "Not Configured" on the Default Domain Policy, Switch User finally ended up grayed out.