How to Change your User Account Picture in Windows 8

   Information

This will show you how to change the account picture on your user tile in Windows 8. For example, on the sign in and Start screen.

   Note

The default user account picture images are in the hidden system folder below.

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Default Account Pictures

EXAMPLE: "Account picture" on Sign in Screen







Here's How:


1. Do either step 2 or 3 below.

2. On the "Start" screen, click on your user name or user tile (avatar), and click on Change account picture. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If you are not in the Start screen as below, you can press the Windows key to go to it.

A) Go to step 4.

3. Open PC settings.


4. Click on Personalize, then click on the Account picture option if not already selected. (see screenshot below)






5. Do either step 6, 7, or 8 below for how you would like to select or create your user tile with.


6. To "Browse" and Select a Image to Use as your User Tile

A) Click on Browse in the right pane. (see screenshot below step 4)

B) Navigate to and select the folder that contains the image you want to select, select the image by clicking on it, then click on the Choose image button at the bottom right corner. (see screenshot below)

   Tip

How to Navigate:

A) Click on Files to open a root folder to have it's subfolders open in the main window.

B) Click on a folder in the main window to open it's subfolders in the main window.

C) During this, you can click on Go up to go up one folder level in the main window.

D) You can click on Sort by name or Sort by date to toggle sorting the files in the selected folder that way.

E) Hovering the pointer over a image will have it's details pop-up.

7. To Create a User Tile with a Installed "Webcam"
NOTE:This requires that you have a webcam connected to your Windows 8 computer.

A) Set any "Camera options", "Timer", or "Video Mode" settings that you like. (see screenshot below)

B) When ready, double click on the video image to take capture a image, drag the corners to crop what you want to be included in your user profile image, then click on OK. (see screenshot below)

C) Go to step 9.

8. To "Create a User Tile with an Application"

   Note

Currently in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, there doesn't appear to be any available apps to be able to use this option. You may be able to get a app from the Microsoft App Store for this in the future though.

9. When finished, click on the Start button or press the Windows key to return to the Start screen.






That's it,
Shawn

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