Windows Vista Fast User Switching on domain joined machines

DC requirements?

Larry Seltzer — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 16:25:50 GMT

Interesting, you'd think this might have certain requirements on the domain controller. Is your domain a 2000 or 2003 domain?

re: Windows Vista Fast User Switching on domain joined machines

jhoward — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:49:39 GMT

Not sure about that one. However, the domain is 2003.

re: Windows Vista Fast User Switching on domain joined machines

Nick! — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:01:54 GMT

From what I understand, this FUS+Domain ability was on the list for Windows XP but didn't make the cut so XP could get out on time. Required some architectural changes to Winlogon I guess.

It doesn't require any server support, domains don't really care about things like this. Note you can have multiple accounts logged in at the same time with RunAs on a domain on XP, or that a Terminal Server running as a domain client allows many users to be logged on at the same time too.

So there's no reason to believe it wouldn't make Vista, especially if it's working now... of course it wouldn't be the first time they cut a useful feature (2 interactive logons at the same time in XP SP2 betas, anyone?)

re: Windows Vista Fast User Switching on domain joined machines

Sn4k3 — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:18:19 GMT

Just to let you know this is also enabled on longhorn server when it's not a domain controller and also when longhorn server is a domain controller

re: Windows Vista Fast User Switching on domain joined machines

ToddS — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:41:21 GMT

On my test box, this is the fastest way to a blue screen in Vista.

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Life, Universe and Everything according to Dirk — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:37:45 GMT

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re: Windows Vista Fast User Switching on domain joined machines

msvista — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 21:35:16 GMT

Nice one John

re: Windows Vista Fast User Switching on domain joined machines

efontana — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:45:28 GMT

I concur, as soon as I tried this, my vista install blue screened.

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re: Windows Vista Fast User Switching on domain joined machines

joshimd — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:29:16 GMT

I think the FUS in XP worked much better (although not on domain joined machines) than Vista. In vista it takes 3 more clicks everytime you want to switch users compared to none with XP. In a business environment this could become cumbersome after a while.

re: Windows Vista Fast User Switching on domain joined machines

CBryant — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:56:27 GMT

I really hope this makes it out of beta, this is exactly what we need.