Fast User Switching with the RapidIdentity Windows Authentication Client

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Windows Authentication Client provides a Fast User Switching (FUS) feature, enabling users to utilize the HideFastUserSwitching Windows setting for enhanced Windows authentication efficiency. This document outlines various methods to configure FUS, enabling users to take full advantage of this functionality.

Description: Fast user switching allows multiple users to share a single computer without logging out of their individual accounts. It enables users to switch between user accounts quickly without closing all applications or logging off the current user. This feature is referred to as fast user switching.

The available configuration methods are based on the different release versions of WAC:

  1. Fast User Switching (FUS) UI/UX Enhancements

  2. Fast User Switching (FUS) Traditional Approach