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Change Account Picture in Windows 8

Introduction

 
In this article, we will learn about the Change Account Picture in Windows 8.  
 
Use WIN+Q to search for Account Picture. Make sure you have Settings selected in the Search bar.
 
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You will see "Account Picture" and "Customize your account picture". Select one of the options. 
 
Then go to your PC settings screen.
 
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On this screen, you can use the Browse button to browse for a file on your machine. You may also click on Camera to take a picture from your laptop's camera. 
 
To browse from your machine, click on Files and select the Computer and browse to where your profile photo is. 
 
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In code, you can use the User Information class to change the account picture; see-
 

Summary

 
In this article, we learned about the Change Account Picture in Windows 8.