Specify timeout for fast user switching events
- Policy ID
- Biometrics_FUSTimeout
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Biometrics
Description
This policy setting specifies the number of seconds a pending fast user switch event will remain active before the switch is initiated. By default, a fast user switch event is active for 10 seconds before becoming inactive.
If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the fast user switch event timeout to specify the number of seconds the event remains active. This value cannot exceed 60 seconds.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, a default value of 10 seconds is used for fast-user switch event timeouts.
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- SwitchTimeoutInSecondsREG_DWORD