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Basically, my Switch User button has disappeared from the Shut Down menu after installing SP1 under Windows 7 Ultimate.

I've tried some of the workarounds I've seen posted online, namely changing some Registry values, to no avail.

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I think it's worth mentioning I'm running a fresh and clean Windows 7 installation. – Fernando Martin Jun 22 '11 at 3:58
Good, the reason I ask is you have more tools to try, especially gpedit.msc, rather than having to do it all in the registry with the home versions. – KCotreau Jun 22 '11 at 4:02
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Try this: Start>Run>type gpedit.msc and hit enter. Navigate to Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>System>Logon and disable "Hide entry points for Fast User Switching". You will probably have to reboot.

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Already tried that, still not working. Thanks for your help! – Fernando Martin Jun 22 '11 at 4:18
I think you meant gpedit.msc by the way. – Fernando Martin Jun 22 '11 at 4:20
@fmartin Have you gone to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System and actually deleted the HideFastUserSwitching key? Does it exist on your system, and if so, what is the value it is set to? – KCotreau Jun 22 '11 at 4:23
@KCotreau It didn't exist at first. I then created it and set it to 0. – Fernando Martin Jun 22 '11 at 4:26
One more thing you could try is right click on the taskbar and go to properties. Click on the middle "Start Menu" tab, and set the "Power button action" to "Switch user" (restart if necessary). Then change it back and see if the menu item reappears. – KCotreau Jun 22 '11 at 4:27
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