Windows 7: Switch User Shortcut - Create

Brink · 05 Feb 2010

How to Create a "Switch User" Shortcut in Windows 7

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Last edited by Brink; 13 Feb 2013 at 02:30 PM..

Brink · 30 Apr 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by suoko

The script works great but what about a direct switch to another user ?
I got 2 users in my pc and want the shortcut to switch to the other user directly.
Is this possible ?

Hello Suoko,

As far as I know, you must go through the log on screen while switching users.

suoko · 30 Apr 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

Hello Suoko,

As far as I know, you must go through the log on screen while switching users.

did ya see this ? super fast user switching
it might be possible to choose the user to which you wann fast switch by refining this command

Brink · 30 Apr 2012

I don't know if it would work or not in Windows 7, but either way, I wouldn't recommend it since this would cause a security risk without the log on screen.

JestR · 28 May 2012

Hi

great short cut works perfectly for me but I am just wondering if you could help me to add a delay to the switch users short cut so I can tab back into a window before it changes users.

Basicly the macro I wish to run doesn't work properly because I don't have time to click back onto the window its suppost to run on. I need multi users to run multi macros on the same computer please help.

thank you in advanced

even7ven · 02 Jul 2012

This will switch you to another user instantly without going through login screen.

There's a non-free application for it too ** REMOVED **

Brink · 02 Jul 2012

Hello even7ven,

Yep, you could use that method to switch between user accounts that are already logged in or connected. If a user is not logged in/connected, then they will not show up under the "Users" tab in Task Manager.

even7ven · 02 Jul 2012

Ah yes. Forgot to add in that tidbit. You already have to be logged in, you can't just williy nilly switch into any account you find on your computer, as you it said already - it'd be a huge security risk!

Also, you can open the task manager as the use you're planning on switching to (through "Run as different user") to bypass the password upon every switch entirely.

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