Navigate to the picture you want to use as your new account picture and then click the “Choose Picture” button.
We’ll be browsing for a local picture for this example. Click “Camera” to use a connected camera to take a picture or click “Browse For One” to locate a picture file on your PC. However you get to the Accounts screen, you’ll see two options for changing your picture. (You can also get there by heading to Settings > Accounts > Your Info.) To change the picture, hit Start, click your account picture on the left side, and then click the “Change Account Settings” command. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Unless you’re using a Microsoft account that already has a picture associated with it, Microsoft set your profile picture to the default user picture for Windows-a generic silhouette of a person.
Here’s how to add a little flair to your account. Windows assigns new user accounts on Windows 10 a generic profile picture, but it’s easy to change that to any image you want. Your account picture is what you see on the Windows sign-in screen and the Start menu.