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How to change your Netflix profile on a Roku player in 2 ways

Written by Dave Johnson
FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo is shown in this illustration photograph in Encinitas, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
There are two ways to change your Netflix profile on Roku. Reuters
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Netflix allows you to have up to five profiles associated with your account, so every member of your family (in a family of five or fewer, that is) can have their own Netflix history, preferences, and recently watched shows list. 

When you start the Netflix app on Roku, you're given the opportunity to choose the profile you want to use, but it's also possible to change profiles during your Netflix session. 

Check out the products mentioned in this article:

Roku Ultra (From $99.99 at Best Buy)

How to change your Netflix profile on Roku

1. While on the Netflix home screen, press the left arrow button on your remote until the side menu appears. 

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Use the left arrow on your Roku remote to display the side menu.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

2. Navigate to your profile picture at the top of the screen and select it.

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Select the account icon at the top of the screen.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

3. All of your profiles will appear. Select the profile you want to change to.

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When you select the account icon at the top left of the screen, you can change the profile.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

Again, you could also switch your profile by closing out of the Netflix app and re-opening it to bring up the above screen. 

 

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Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.