{"id":12716,"date":"2018-09-06T06:38:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T06:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12716"},"modified":"2018-09-06T06:38:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T06:38:17","slug":"show-run-as-different-user-on-windows-10-start-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/show-run-as-different-user-on-windows-10-start-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Show &#8220;Run as different user&#8221; on Windows 10 Start Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I run an application (such as SQL Server Management Studio) as a different user? Run as different user is a hidden feature in the depth of Windows. Previously we&#8217;ve covered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/run-app-as-different-user-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3 ways to run program as different user<\/a>. Here we&#8217;ll show you a simple way to add &#8220;<em>Run as different user<\/em>&#8221; command to the Start Menu in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/run-as-different-user-on-start-menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"430\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12723\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Show &#8220;Run as different user&#8221; on Windows 10 Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Registry Editor<\/a>. Navigate to the following key:<br \/>\n<code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Explorer<\/code><\/p>\n<p> \tIf the &#8220;<strong>Explorer<\/strong>&#8221; subkey is missing, right-click on the &#8220;<strong>Windows<\/strong>&#8221; key and select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Key<\/strong>. Name it &#8220;<strong>Explorer<\/strong>&#8221; (without the quotes).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/windows-new-subkey.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12720\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Next, right-click on the &#8220;<strong>Explorer<\/strong>&#8221; subkey and select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong>. Name it <strong>ShowRunAsDifferentUserInStart<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ShowRunAsDifferentUserInStart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"294\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12721\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Double-click the created value, set its value data to 1, then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/edit-dword-value.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12722\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close the Registry Editor. 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