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Under User Accounts in Control Panel you can
choose whether you want to require users to press
CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on to their computers. This key
combination is difficult for some users and can limit their
access. You can choose not to require it if necessary, but you
should consider the security of your system as well.
Under User Accounts you can also select Fast User
Switching. A feature of Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP
Professional when it is not joined to a domain, Fast User
Switching makes it possible for you to quickly switch between
users without actually logging off from the computer. Multiple
users can share a computer and use it simultaneously, switching
back and forth without closing the programs they are running.
In this section, see step by step tutorials to:
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Choose Whether
Users Need to Press CTRL+ALT+Delete Before Logging On
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Turn On Fast User
Switching
Choose Whether Users Need
to Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE Before Logging On
If you have trouble entering the key combination
CTRL+ALT+DELETE to log on to your computer, you can choose to
set Windows XP Professional so that the key combination is not
required for log on. This procedure tells you how to select this
option through User Accounts in Control Panel.
Note This key
combination provides extra security for your system. Consider
security issues before selecting this option.
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Mouse actions |
Keyboard actions |
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On the
Start menu:
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Select
Control Panel. |
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Display the
Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo
key  ).
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Select
Control Panel by pressing C. |
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In
Control Panel:
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Be sure you
are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are
showing).
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If not,
under Control Panel in the left pane, select
Switch to Classic View.
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Select
User Accounts. |
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In
Control Panel:
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Be sure you
are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
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If not,
under Control Panel in the left pane, select
Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
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Press
ENTER.
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Move to
User Accounts by pressing the arrow keys.
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Press
ENTER. |
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In the
Users Accounts dialog box:
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Select the
Advanced tab. |
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In the
Users Accounts dialog box:
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Select the
Advanced tab by pressing CTRL+TAB. |
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On the
Advanced tab, under Secure logon:
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Select (or
clear) the Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete
check box.
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Select
OK. |
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On the
Advanced tab, under Secure logon:
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Select (or
clear) the Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete
check box by pressing R.
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Press TAB
to move to OK.
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Press
ENTER. |
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To close
Control Panel:
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Select the
Close button. |
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To close
Control Panel:
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Press ALT+F,
C. |
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Control Panel: User Accounts: Advanced
tab: Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete |
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