Windows – How to Run Explorer as a Different User

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I can't believe this question wasn't already asked. I came across the answer when asking a slightly different question.

Lets say I am logged in as user Bob and I open up a command prompt via the runas command with Alice's credentials. How do I launch explorer with Alice's credentials from the command prompt.

Best Answer

Florin Lazar answered this question in this blog article. You launch explorer as follows:

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If anyone has a better answer, I'll wait a bit before marking mine as the accepted answer.

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