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Run Program as a Different User on Windows 10 [4 Ways]
You can use the Registry Editor or the CMD
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Updated onJuly 4, 2024
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You can create multiple user accounts on your Windows PC. Moreover, you can run apps and processes for a particular account. If you run a program in one account, it won’t appear on another.
However, you can run these processes as a different user on Windows 10 if you have access to the other account. This guide will show you the different ways to run a program as a different user on Windows 10. So, let us get right into it.
Why would I want to run a program as a different user on Windows 10?
There are plenty of good reasons to run a program as a different user on Windows 10. Some of them are listed below.
How can I run a program as a different user on Windows 10?
1. Using the context menu
2. Using Command Prompt
3. Using Group Policy Editor
4. Use the Registry Editor
We suggest you tweak the registry editor only if the previous methods did not work or if you know that tweaking the registry keys wrongly could crash your system.
Well, we have a dedicated guide that gives you many methods to help you restoreWindows 10 without registry backup.
That is it from us in this guide. However, for users getting an error,this app can’t run on this PC, we advise you to check out our dedicated guide to resolve the problem.
Besides, without going through so much trouble, you can alwaysmake the program available to all users.
We also have a guide explaining solutions torepair the user profile in Windows 10. Like Windows 10, you can refer to our guide on runningapps as a different user in Windows 11.
To know how toenable or disable the fast user switchingin Windows 11, we suggest you check out our guide.
Several users have also reported that theyaren’t able to add a new user account in Windows 10 or 11. If that is the case, you can refer to our guide, which mentions some practical solutions to resolve the problem. Moreover, if theRun as Different User option isn’t workingproperly, we’ve got you covered.
If thedeleted user account keeps appearingon your Windows 10 PC, you should check out our guide and fix the problem.
Feel free to let us know in the comments below which one of the above solutions you opted for to run an app as a different user on your Windows 10 PC.
More about the topics:user accounts,windows 10
Sagar Naresh
Sagar is a web developer and technology journalist. Currently associated with WindowsReport and SamMobile. When not writing, he is either at the gym sweating it out or playing country music on his guitar.
He is an avid traveler and has been to 15 countries, going to more places soon. TRAVEL and WORK is his mantra for a peaceful life.
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