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User Switcher

Switch between signed-in Windows accounts without signing anyone out.

User Switcher is a Windows tray utility that moves you straight to another account that is already signed in on your computer, skipping the lock screen and the sign-in screen. The account you leave stays signed in with its apps open. It never signs an account in: each account must already have a Windows session. Each account runs its own copy, which asks for administrator approval on its first switch. Settings stay on the device, and passwords are saved only if you choose to, in Windows Credential Manager. No account information leaves your computer.

Stable release User Switcher 1.0.5

Published
6 October 2026 (UTC)
Download User Switcher 1.0.5

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Release notes for 1.0.5Previous versions
File details and checksum

Direct download from public object storage. Verify the SHA-256 checksum before running the executable.

Version
User Switcher 1.0.5
File size
49.5 MiB (51,875,800 bytes)
SHA-256
c4d706460d87f42a913d28ef5f5870e6ff299d7bbe64e9e9a2ac61af4c1743f7
Download UserSwitcher.exe.sha256How to verify the SHA-256 checksum

See User Switcher in action

Switcher

Left-click the tray icon to see your other accounts with their shortcuts, this session, and the actions. Accounts without a Windows session can't be chosen.

Accounts and shortcuts

Give each account a shortcut, and a second one that brings your clipboard with you. Save a password if you choose to, or switch straight away.

Settings

Bring your clipboard on every switch or only with its shortcut, start when you sign in, and pick System, Light or Dark.

Help

In-app Help covers switching, passwords, administrator approval, installing, updating and removal.

Capabilities

  • Switch to another signed-in account from the tray icon, a switcher above the tray, or a keyboard shortcut
  • Give each account a keyboard shortcut, such as Ctrl+Alt+2
  • Bring what you copied with you when you switch: text, formatted text and pictures, on every switch or with a second shortcut per account
  • Leave both accounts signed in, with their apps and windows as they were
  • Choose which session to use when an account is signed in more than once; an active Remote Desktop session is never taken over
  • Save an account's password in Windows Credential Manager only if you choose to, and only after Windows accepts it
  • Optionally start as administrator when you sign in, through a Task Scheduler task, so switching never asks for approval
  • Works with local, Microsoft and domain accounts, in System, Light or Dark appearance
  • Installs to Program Files and updates itself from a signed manifest, keeping the previous version for rollback