In SharePoint 2013 the Sign in as a Different user menu item is not default present. Here is how to configure it back within five minutes:

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Go to the welcome.ascx file in ‘”15Hive”\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES’:

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Add the code below to the welcome.ascx file in whichever place you prefer (i.e., in what order you want the link to appear).
<SharePoint:MenuItemTemplate runat="server" ID="ID_LoginAsDifferentUser"
Text="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuser%>"
Description="<%$Resources:wss,personalactions_loginasdifferentuserdescription%>"
MenuGroupId="100"
Sequence="100"  UseShortId="true" />
 
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Refresh and voila:
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by Thorbjørn Værp on Nov 30, 2012 at 12:16 AM

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