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.
- 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 - Save the notepad file with .reg extension and double-click it to apply the new settings to the registry.
- Reboot the machine.
After the reboot, the “Run as a different user” option should appear in an app’s right-click menu:
Note, however, that this workaround is applicable only to .exe programs and doesn’t work for Windows Universal Apps.
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