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
