Sign in multiple Chrome users at the same time

If your Chromebook has more than one user added, you can easily switch between them without having to sign out of one and sign in to another. You can even move windows between users.

Sign in another user

Before you can sign in another user, be sure you've added the second user to your Chromebook. Then follow the steps below:

1. Make sure a user is already signed in to the Chromebook.
2. Click the status area, where the active user's picture appears.
3. Click the active user's Google account email.
4. Click Sign in another user…
5. You'll see a reminder to use the feature only with users you trust. Click OK.
6. Pick a user and enter the user's password to add it to the active list. You can add up to 4 users.

You might not be able to pick from all available users if you're on a managed Chromebook.

Switch between desktops

After you've added multiple users, you can switch between them by following the steps below:

1. Click the status area, where the active user's picture appears.
2. Click the user you'd like to switch to.

All active users share some settings, such as saved networks. Other settings, like profile pictures and bookmarks, are specific to each profile.

Move windows between desktops

You may want to move windows between the desktops you're using. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Right-click the top of the browser window you want to move. Don’t click a tab.
2. Click Move window to… to select the user desktop where you’d like to move the window.

Note: When you move windows between users, you may notice that some windows and dialog boxes may be split between desktops.

Sign out of users

To sign out of all users, follow these steps:

1. Click the status area, where your user picture appears.
2. Click your Google account email.
3. Click Sign out all to sign out of all of your users. Currently, you can’t sign out of users individually.

Note: If you’re a Chromebook administrator at your organization, you can learn more about managing multiple sign-in access.