Switch users option is missing for the login screen Windows 11

Hi, I'm having the same issue. Everything worked fine until yesterday when the option just disappeared.

I've tried all of these suggestions but none worked. I'm able to switch users only when fully signed out (not when just locked) of all other users.

Thanks in advance

I've tried this. It doesn't work

I've tried these methods, they don't work

Good day! I'm Raniel, a Microsoft user like you. I understand your frustration regarding this issue and I'll do my best to help.

Just to clarify, do you also encounter the issue when you access your account via safe mode?. Please see the steps under "From the sign-in screen": https://support.microsoft.com/help/12376/window...

Aside from the suggested methods online, another option is to enable the built-in administrator account, then create a new user account instead:

1. On the Windows sign-in screen, press and hold the Shift key, then select Power > Restart
2. After your machine reboots, click on "Troubleshoot" under Choose an option
3. Click on "Advanced options" > select "command prompt"
4. On the command prompt window, type net user administrator /active:yes and press Enter
5. Reboot your machine, see if you'll be able to login to the built-in administrator account
6. Create a new user account and copy your files to the new account(go through the steps under "My computer is in a workgroup") . Please refer to this article as a guide: https://support.microsoft.com/help/14039/window...

However, if the issue persist, kindly perform a repair install of your Windows which fixes the broken system files on your machine. Here is a guide: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/repair-install-wi...

There should be no worries in performing it since you will select the option to keep your files during the process.

I hope this helps. Good luck!

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Hello Kieasha,

You can double check using the tutorial below for how to switch users to see if something may be missing.

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/switch-user-in-windows-11.4618/

If so, then you can check using the tutorial below to make sure fast user switching is enabled.

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-fast-user-switching-in-windows-11.4620/