Add Users to Chrome
On the same workstation, Google Chrome allows numerous users to set up, each with their own virtual browser copy. By connecting your Chrome account to your Google account and synchronizing your bookmarks and apps across various devices, you can go one step further.
Do the following in order to add certain users to Chrome:
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Open the Chrome browser.
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From the top menu bar, select People > Add Person.
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A new window opens. If you don’t have a Google account, select Get Started, choose otherwise Already a Chrome user. Sign in.
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If you select Sign in, enter your email address or phone number and select Next. Otherwise, create a new account.
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Enter your password, then select Next.
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You’re prompted to Turn on sync. Select Yes, I’m in or Settings to fine-tune what you want to sync.
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Under Sync, select Manage sync to expand the menu of options.
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To sync everything, turn on the Sync everything toggle switch. Otherwise, select each option individually, such as Apps, Bookmarks, and Extensions.
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Select Confirm.
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You may be prompted to set Chrome as the default browser. Select Set as default if you’d like, or select Skip to leave the default browser as is.
A fresh window opens. The new user you created is starting a new browsing session in this window. The new user is assigned a random profile name and icon unless they register an account using the original Google account.
Any changes this user makes to the browser’s settings, like adding a new theme, are saved locally to their account. Your Google Account can be used to sync these settings.