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What is Fast User Switching?

Fast User Switching is a feature in Windows that allows you to switch to a different computer user account without closing programs and files first. This makes it easier to share a computer with others. Fast User Switching is turned on by default.

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If you turn off the computer while someone else still has programs running, their unsaved files will be lost.

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