How To Turn Off Fast User Switching; How To Add Users - Dell OptiPlex GX240 User Manual

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Fast User Switching is unavailable if the computer has Windows XP
Professional installed and is a member of a computer domain.

How to Turn Off Fast User Switching

You must have a computer administrator account on the computer to turn
off Fast User Switching. (For information on types of accounts, see
Add Users.")
To disable Fast User Switching, perform the following steps:
Click the Start button, and click Control Panel.
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In the Control Panel window, click User Accounts.
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Under Pick a task, click Change the way users log on or off and do one
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of the following:
• Select the Use Fast User Switching to log off check box to enable
Fast User Switching.
• Deselect the Use Fast User Switching to log off check box to
disable Fast User Switching.
Click Apply Options.
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How to Add Users

Only a computer administrator or a user with administrator rights can
create multiple user accounts. The individual who performs the initial
operating system setup creates a computer administrator account and can
add any number of users during the initial setup. All user accounts created
during setup have administrator rights.
After initial operating system setup, the computer administrator or a user
with administrator rights can create additional user accounts.
To add users, perform the following steps:
Click the Start button, and click Control Panel.
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In the Control Panel window, click User Accounts.
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In the User Accounts window under Pick a Task, click Create a new
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account.
In the box under Name the new account, type the name of the new
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user. Click Next>.
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