Run as Different User

Information

This will show you how to run a program as if it was running from a different user account on your computer while you are still logged on to your user account in Windows 7.

NOTE

This will only affect this instance of the program running, so you can open multiple instances of this progam as a different user per instance. Closing the program will end that program's instance running for that user.

WARNING

The user account that you want to run the program as must be password protected.

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• How to Run a Program as an Administrator in Windows 7
• Add "Run in Separate Memory Space" to Windows 7 Run Command

1. Press and hold the Shift key and right click on the program's shortcut or EXE file, then click on Run as different user. (See screenshot below)

2. Type in the user name and password for the user account that you want to run this program as. (See screenshot below)

3. The program will now be running as that user.

4. When done, simply close the program to stop it from running as that user.