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User Accounts and Switching Users
Getting Started Guide for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
To Add a User Account
To Switch Users
After the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system is installed, the administrator or a user with administrator rights
can create additional user accounts. For example, you may want to create additional user accounts so that more than one
person can use the computer with their own settings and access permissions.
To Add a User Account
1. Click the Start button located in the lower-left corner of the Windows Vista desktop and then click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, click User Accounts and Family Safety.
3. Click User Accounts.
4. Click Manage another account and if prompted, click Continue.
5. Click Create a new account.
6. Enter a name for the new user account in the text box.
7. Read the information describing the standard and administrator user accounts and then select either Standard
user or Administrator.
8. Click Create Account.
NOTE: Additional options may be available, depending on which version of Windows Vista you are using. Also,
options available in Windows Vista may vary if your computer is connected to a domain. Refer to the Microsoft
Windows Vista documentation for more information.
To Switch Users
You can use the Switch User option to allow multiple users access to one computer without requiring the previous user to
log off.
1. Click the Start button located in the lower-left corner of the Windows Vista desktop and then click the arrow in the
lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown in the following:
2. Click Switch User.
When you use the Switch User option, programs that previous users were using remain running in the background, which
might decrease your computer's response time.
Also, multimedia programs, such as games and DVD software, might not work with the Switch User option. Refer to the
Microsoft Windows Vista documentation for more information.
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