Unable to Switch Users on Window 8 Start Screen

I can not switch users from the Windows 8 Start Screen.
Previously when I clicked on the current user Icon in the upper right corner, all the users were displayed for selection.
Now it just displays a pull-down menu (1) Change account picture, (2) Lock and (3) Sign out.
When I (3) Sign Out the display turns black then returns with the current user sign in screen.

I am having the same problem, only there is NO option to Select Other User. This is the second time this issue has happened and I would like to know how to re-enable the option to switch to another user without refreshing the PC.

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Below is the steps taken with your tips incorporated. (Again it's lengthy sorry about that, but anyone can recreate what was done here. Maybe someone can see something left out by doing/reviewing it).
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