How To Enable Sign-In As Different User In SharePoint Login Menu

In this blog, you will learn how to enable sign-in as different user in SharePoint login menu.

This is the method which is used to enable “Sign-in as Different User” in the SharePoint login menu. You need to access the Application Server and proceed with the steps given below.

1. Go to the location C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES.
   
   
   
   
2. Here, we have a file named welcome.ascx.
   
   
   
   
3. Open welcome.ascx in Visual Studio or in Notepad, add the code given below and save.
   

   <SharePoint:MenuItemTemplate runat="server" ID="ID_LoginAsDifferentUser"
   Text="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuser%>"
   Description="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuserdescription%>"
   MenuGroupId="100"
   Sequence="100"
   UseShortId="true"/>

4. Done
   
5. Refresh the Browser.

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