HRESULT 0x80098037 (WINBIO_E_FAST_USER_SWITCH

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the requested biometric logon operation requires fast user switching, which is disabled.

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WINBIO_E_FAST_USER_SWITCH_DISABLED

WINBIO_E_FAST_USER_SWITCH_DISABLED is tied to the Windows account-switching path. WinBioLogonIdentifiedUser is specifically defined to switch to the account associated with the last successful identification operation, so disabling fast user switching blocks that workflow even when identification succeeded.

Separate identification from user switching

Verify that the immediately preceding identification succeeded and produced the intended identity.
Confirm the application is actually calling WinBioLogonIdentifiedUser rather than using WinBio only for in-app verification.
Inspect Windows sign-in policy and session configuration for the account-switching feature.

A successful biometric match does not guarantee that Windows can perform the requested session transition. Treat this HRESULT as a post-identification logon-state problem. Repeating WinBioIdentify or improving scan quality cannot enable a Windows feature that policy or system configuration has disabled.

WinBioLogonIdentifiedUser · Client application functions

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