How do I Switch Users when Windows 10 is Locked?

7 Ways to Switch the User in Windows 10

If you have already signed into Windows 10, you can switch the user account by simultaneously pressing the Windows + L keys on your keyboard. When you do that, you are locked from your user account, and you are shown the Lock screen wallpaper. Click or tap anywhere on the screen, and you are shown the login screen.

How do I Switch Users on a Locked Computer?

When the computer is locked you just click on the screen and in the lower left corner of the screen there is an option that says Other User. You click on that and you can log in as a different user . You should be able to do it the same way as if you were switching users normally.

How do I Login as a Different User in Windows 10?

Select Start, rightclick the account name icon or picture, then select Switch user. Select the Start button on the taskbar. Then, on the left side of the Start menu, select the account name icon or picture > Switch user > a different user.

How do I Switch Users on my Lock Screen?

Press the Windows key + L simultaneously i.e. hold down the Windows key and tap L on your keyboard and it will lock your computer.
Click the lock screen and youll be back on the signin screen. Select and log in to the account you want to switch to.

Why Can't I Switch Users on Windows 10?

If your account is the only user account currently present on your computer, Windows 10 will automatically recognize this and hide the Switch User option. To fix this, youll need to create another user account first, then check if the option is available afterwards.

How do I See all Users on Windows 10 Login Screen?

Press Windows key + X from the keyboard.
Select Computer Management option from the list.
Select Local Users and Groups option from the left panel.
Then double click on Users folder from the left panel.

How do I Login as a Different User?

Hold Shift and rightclick on your browser icon on the Desktop/ Windows Start Menu.
Select Run as different user.
Enter the login credentials of the user you wish to use.
Access Cognos with that browser window and you will be logged in as that user.

How do I Change the Login Screen on Windows 10?

Click the Start button and then click the Settings icon which looks like a gear.
Click "Personalization."
On the left side of the Personalization window, click "Lock screen."
In the Background section, choose the kind of background you want to see.

How to Troubleshoot no “Switch User” Option in Windows 10?

Press the Ctrl + Alt + Del keyboard shortcuts and select Switch User. Press the Win + L keyboard shortcut to get to the lock screen and select the user account that you want to access. Via the Task Manager Ctrl + Shift + Esc, go to the Users tab and select the user account that you want to access.

How do I Switch Users when Windows 10 is Locked?

If you have already signed into Windows 10, you can switch the user account by simultaneously pressing the Windows + L keys on your keyboard. When you do that, you are locked from your user account, and you are shown the Lock screen wallpaper. Click or tap anywhere on the screen, and you are shown the login screen.