Introduction
In SharePoint 2010, there was an option available for signing as a different user. But in SharePoint 2013, that option has been removed.
I don’t know why Microsoft has removed this precious feature, but there are some workarounds to get back that feature.
Workaround 1
Workaround 2
- Go to the location C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft shared\Web ServerExtensions\15\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES
There will be file called Welcome.ascx.
- Open welcome.ascx in Visual Studio or in Notepad and add the following code 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" />
- Once you save this file, the feature will be enabled.
Very simple workarounds to get back this feature.
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