Switching Users And Keeping RAS Connected

1. Click Start, click Run and type REGEDIT and hit Enter (or click OK)



2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion Winlogon



3. Right-click an empty space in the right-hand pane, and from the menu



4. Select New > String value



5. Name the new value KeepRASConnections (it's important that you use upper and lower-case letters exactly as shown)



6. Right-click the KeepRASConnections value, and choose Modify from the menu



7. Enter 1 as the Value data



8. Close the registry editor

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