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The case:
My wife and I share the same home PC for work, that we use independently throughout the day. We would like to be able to switch between our users without having to log out and close/reopen our respective documents and apps. Kinda like how it works on a Mac when you switch between multiple active user login sessions.
The Problem:
Whenever we try to use the "Switch User" functionality, the taskbar freezes (doesn't load) on whichever user you switch to. The only way to unfreeze the taskbar is to log out completely on one user (and subsequently close all apps/documents), and then login to the other user afterwards.
What I have tried:
Extra info:
Both users have Admin account type and our Windows 10 is updated to the latest version.
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It is very discomforting to see that relatively simple and ubiquitous peripherals like mice and keyboards can interfere with the OS so badly. Disabling HID devices is a poor workaround for something that MS should fix in the OS or the OEM manufacturers like RAZER should comply with MS specs. But then you have a MS intellimouse freezing the taskbar on an MS OS, it seems that MS itself has an internal interoperability problem.
Same problem and same Band-aid solutions here. Have not found a permanent fix. I think the issue started in October 2020 or thereabout. Note: the taskbar, in my case, eventually loads, but it takes about half an hour.
I have the same issue exactly. It has been going on for weeks now.
In my case, there are rare times when the issue does not occur (i.e. switching users works as intended), but I have not been able to tell if this is random or if doing certain actions will prevent the issue.
Actually, same here. Randomly, and very rarely, the second profile loads without trouble. I could never figure out what, if anything, made it work. Nothing that could be reproduced, evidently.
Just click the Get started option under Reset This PC, which will show the options whether to keep your files and stuff.
Before that, create a backup of your files so that if anything goes wrong, you'll still have those files that you need the most.
