By Achilles Hill | Last Updated
If you want to switch to another user after logging in your computer with a user account, what can you do? This article will introduce 2 ways to switch user on Windows 8 for your reference.
Video guide on how to switch user on Windows 8:
To apply this method, you can follow the steps below.
Step 1: Open Shut Down Windows.
In the desktop, press Alt key and F4 key at the same time to open the Shut Down Windows.

Step 2: Tap the pull-down arrow in the window and select Switch user in the list, as exhibited in the following picture.

Step 3: Click OK button to continue.

Step 4: In the log-in screen, select the user you would like to switch to, as shown in the screen shot below.

This method can be completed by the following procedures.
Step 1: On the upper right corner of the Start menu, click the user icon.
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Step 2: Select another user and you can switch to it immediately. Please refer to the following photo.
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As you can read from the above, it is easy for you to switch user on Windows 8 without restarting or shutting down the computer.
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