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How to Enable “Run as a Different User” Option in Windows 10

February 28, 2018 by Dan Kukarsky

By default, Windows 10 doesn’t allow you to run an app as a different user from Start Menu. But what if you need to add it on a remote user’s computer or your own machine? Here’s a quick workaround that will help you enable this option with a simple registry edit.

Add run as a different user in Windows 10

  1. Create a blank notepad file and add the following registry value (as shown in the screenshot above):
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
    “ShowRunasDifferentuserinStart”=dword:00000001
  2. Save the notepad file with .reg extension and double-click it to apply the new settings to the registry.
  3. Reboot the machine.

After the reboot, the “Run as a different user” option should appear in an app’s right-click menu:

Add run as a different user in Windows 10
Note, however, that this workaround is applicable only to .exe programs and doesn’t work for Windows Universal Apps.

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