In Windows, is there a way to visually determine that an application is being run as a different user?
By visually, I mean on/in the application's window(s). At a minimum, this should be for the window which currently has focus. It would be desirable for the same kind of indicator to be available on/in the window of any program window.
If there is no default way, some other option to cause the application to be distinct by user?
I often run multiple instances of the same program as different users. The various users are associated with different scopes of work responsibility.
There are differences in how tasks are to be done depending on which account is being used. Sometimes the procedural differences are "subtle but important" between user accounts, so it is important to be certain that an operation is being performed as the correct user.
The use of multiple accounts are dictated by the organization's system administration policies and procedures.
I would like to be sure that the operation is being performed in the correct context.
I would like to have a visual cue to show which account is running the instance of the application.
Some examples of alternative solutions are not acceptable for the purposes of this question:
- Performing a "switch user"
- Putting the applications instance in different areas of the screen or on different monitors
The distinction should not require any manual intervention on the part of the user once the application is started.
I simply want to be sure that I'm doing something as the user as which I expect to be doing it.
