If you want to change your account picture in Windows 10, there are a few different ways to go about it. The easiest way is to open the Settings app and navigate to Personalization > Pictures. Here, you can select the picture you want to use as your account picture and then hit the Save button. If you don’t want to use the default picture or if you want to change it frequently, you can use one of the following methods. Method 1: Change Your Account Picture with a Picture File The first way to change your account picture is by using a picture file. To do this, open File Explorer and navigate to C:\Users\YourUserName\Pictures\My Pictures\Default Pictures. Here, you’ll find a folder called Default Pictures that contains all of your default pictures. You can select any of these pictures and then hit the Save button on the toolbar to save it as your new account picture. Method 2: Change Your Account Picture with an Image URL The second way to change your account picture is by using an image URL. To do this, open Internet Explorer and navigate to http://accounts.microsoft.com/default/picture/. Here, you’ll be able to enter in the image URL for the new account picture that you want to use. Microsoft will then generate a new image URL for you that you can use in place of the old one. ..
Your account picture is what you see on the Windows sign-in screen and the Start menu. Windows assigns new user accounts on Windows 10 a generic profile picture, but it’s easy to change that to any image you want. Here’s how to add a little flair to your account.
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.
To change the picture, hit Start, click your account picture on the left side, and then click the “Change Account Settings” command. (You can also get there by heading to Settings > Accounts > Your Info.)
However you get to the Accounts screen, you’ll see two options for changing your picture. Click “Camera” to use a connected camera to take a picture or click “Browse For One” to locate a picture file on your PC. We’ll be browsing for a local picture for this example.
Navigate to the picture you want to use as your new account picture and then click the “Choose Picture” button.
Note that Windows will automatically resize and crop the image you select. If you don’t get the result you want from the picture you selected, you can try cropping and resizing your picture yourself. Windows uses an image that’s 448×448 pixels for the sign in screen.
After changing your picture, if you want to switch back to the photos you’ve already uploaded, just click the thumbnail of the one on the right of the current selection. However, this will only work for the last three images you’ve used.
That’s all there is to it. You have successfully changed your account picture to something that says a little more about who you are.
