Sign in as a Different User in SharePoint 2013

Sign in as a Different User in SharePoint 2013

 

In SharePoint Server 2013, You will notice that  the Sign in as different option was not there. To create this Sign in as different user functionality as follows.

1. Locate and then open the following file in a text editor.
2. C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES\Welcome.ascx.
3. Make a copy of Welcome.ascx.

 

 

Once Open the Welcome.ascx file, Add the following tag before the "ID_RequestAccess".

 

<SharePoint:MenuItemTemplate runat="server" ID="ID_LoginAsDifferentUser"  

Text="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuser%>"    

Description="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuserdescription%>"    

MenuGroupId="100" Sequence="100" UseShortId="true" />

 

Save the file.

 

Now test it in the web application.