If you are a Windows XP user, you can see the new XP welcome screen at Windows startup. Also when you click on “Log Off” or “Shutdown” options in Startmenu, it shows new XP Style dialog boxes as shown in following screenshots:

New XP Style Log Off Dialog Box:

New XP Style Shutdown Dialog Box:

There are also Classic dialog boxes available in Windows XP. If you don’t want the new XP Style dialog boxes, you can enable the old Classic dialog boxes as shown in following screenshots:

Classic Log Off Dialog Box:

Classic Shutdown Dialog Box:

Following tutorial will help you in enabling/disabling the new XP Style dialog boxes and Welcome Screen:

1. Open User Accounts applet in Control Panel.

2. Click on “Change the way users log on or off” link as shown in following screenshot:

3. It’ll show a new page containing 2 options:

• Use the Welcome screen
• Use Fast User Switching

Now if you want to disable new Welcome screen and XP style dialog boxes, then disable both options. Or if you want to enable welcome screen and new XP style dialog boxes, then enable both options.

NOTE: You might get following error message while enabling “Use Fast User Switching” option:

Fast User Switching cannot be used because Offline Files is currently enabled. To make changes to Offline Files, click OK.

If you get this error message, click on OK button and it’ll show a new dialog box. Now disable “Enable offline files” option in this dialog box and click on OK button. Now you’ll be able to enable “Use Fast User Switching” option.

What Next?

If you liked this article, you can share it with others using the following link:

You can also subscribe to our RSS feed to get regular updates:

Subscribe to RSS Feed

Or you can subscribe to our daily newsletter. Do not worry, You will receive only one e-mail per day and you can unsubscribe any time using the "Unsubscribe" link given in the mail:

Subscribe to Newsletter

Related Articles:

• How to Disable / Remove Annoying Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows Server 2003 / 2008?
• XdN Tweaker: Free Tweaking Program for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista
• How to Enable / Disable Verbose Startup, Shutdown, Logon, Logoff Status Messages in Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 & 2008?
• Download Windows Server 2008 Workstation Converter Created by sawo
• Enable HIBERNATE Button in Shutdown Dialog Box in Windows XP

Popular Articles:

• All About Resource Hacker in a brief Tutorial
• Frequently Asked Problems with Solutions
• Is Your System Infected with a Virus / Spyware / Adware / Trojan?
• Master Tutorial to Make Your Windows Vista Super Fast
• Master Tutorial to Make Your Windows XP Super Fast
• Transform Windows XP in Windows Vista without Customization pack
• How to Reset / Recover Forgotten Windows Administrator Password?
• How to Reset / Remove / Bypass a BIOS or CMOS Password?
• Put Your Favorite Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Firewall Apps to the Test
• Collection of Some Useful Tricks and Extensions for New Mozilla Firefox 3.0