{"id":4269,"date":"2022-05-31T06:14:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T06:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droidweekly.com\/how-do-you-change-accounts-on-windows-8-answer-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T06:14:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T06:14:16","slug":"how-do-you-change-accounts-on-windows-8-answer-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/droidweekly.com\/how-do-you-change-accounts-on-windows-8-answer-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you change accounts on Windows 8? &#8211; [Answer] 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content clear\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>Answer<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click the screen\u2019s bottom-left corner and choose Control Panel from the pop-up menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click to open the Control Panel\u2019s User Accounts and Family Safety category.<\/li>\n<li>Click the User Accounts link.<\/li>\n<li>Click the Manage Another Account link.<\/li>\n<li>Click the account you\u2019d like to change.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Windows 8\/ 8.1 \u2013 Add\/Delete\/Modify User Accounts\u00a0<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7N42jqzHyCE?feature=oembed\" title=\"Windows 8\/ 8.1 - Add\/Delete\/Modify User Accounts [Tutorial]\" width=\"1200\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>How to change user name account Windows 8 \u2013 8.1<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IZp5qIyHeOA?feature=oembed\" title=\"How to change user name account Windows 8 - 8.1\" width=\"1200\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\">\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1637751931770\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do you switch users in Windows 8?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">To access the People app, go to Start and type \u201cpeople\u201d into the Search bar. Select your username and photo from the list in the upper-right corner. Select the next user\u2019s name from the list. When prompted, provide the password for the new user. Press Enter or choose or tap the next arrow to proceed. To view a larger version of this image, click or tap here .<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1637752048376\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do I change the primary account on Windows 8?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">To change your primary mail account, you must first modify the login account to the one you wish to make it primary. You must switch the login account to a Local user account. Then go back and change the Microsoft Account username and primary email address for that user account.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1637752096408\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do I change users on Windows?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Select Start, right-click the account name icon (or picture), then select Switch user. Select the Start button from the taskbar. Then choose Accountname (or picture) &gt; Switch user &gt; a different user from the drop-down menu on the right side of the Start menu.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1637752116929\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do you get into Windows 8 if you forgot your password?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">To reset a forgotten Windows 8 password, go to account.live.com\/password\/reset and follow the on-screen instructions. You can only do this with a Microsoft account if you\u2019re using a Windows 8 computer. If you use a local account, your password is not saved with Microsoft and so cannot be reset by them.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1637752142121\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do I delete a Microsoft account?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Select the Start button, then Settings. Select Accounts from the drop-down menu. Choose the Microsoft account you wish to remove by scrolling down and clicking it. Remove it by choosing Yes, then remove it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div \n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer Right-click the screen\u2019s bottom-left corner and choose Control Panel from the pop-up menu. Click to open the Control Panel\u2019s User Accounts and Family Safety category. Click the User Accounts link. Click the Manage Another Account link. Click the account you\u2019d like to change. 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