Enable Sign in different user Option in SharePoint 2013

By default SharePoint 2013 site “sign in different user” option doesn't show.



Step 1: Go to the following location and open the Welcome.ascx in Visual Studio or Notepad.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES

Step 2: Add the following code and save the file.

<SharePoint:MenuItemTemplate runat="server" ID="ID_LoginAsDifferentUser"
   Text="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuser%>"
   Description="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuserdescription%>"
   MenuGroupId="100"
   Sequence="100"
   UseShortId="true"
/>

Step 3: Go to your SharePoint site and refresh the screen.



Summary

In this article we learnt how to enable “sign in different user” option in SharePoint 2013.