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Adjusting Users Options

Select the Users icon in Control Panel to enter new names and passwords to allow other people to use your computer with personalized settings associated with their users names and passwords.

StepMouse actionsKeyboard actions
1 On the Start Menu:
  • Point to Settings.
  • Select Control Panel.
Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key).
  • Move to Settings by Pressing S.
  • Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2 In Control Panel:
  • Double-click the Users icon.

Note:  If all of the Control Panel icons are not displayed, select view all Control Panel options.

In Control Panel:
  • Select the Users icon by using the arrow keys.
  • Press ENTER.

Note:  If all of the Control Panel icons are not displayed, press the TAB key until view all Control Panel options is selected, then press ENTER.

3 In the Enable Multi-user Settings dialog box:
  • Select Next if you want to allow other people to use your computer with personalized settings associated with their users names and passwords.
  • Continue through the wizard entering appropriate names and passwords for additional users.
In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box:
  • Select N if you want to allow other people to use your computer with personalized settings associated with their users names and passwords.
  • Continue through the wizard entering appropriate names and passwords for additional users.

Screenshot of the Enable Multi-user Settings dialog box

Enable Multi-user Settings

Last updated: Thursday, February 14, 2008

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