---
title: Managing user account settings
intro: You can manage settings for your personal account, including your theme, username, default branch, accessibility, and security settings.
redirect_from:
  - /categories/29/articles
  - /categories/user-accounts
  - /articles/managing-user-account-settings
  - /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/managing-user-account-settings
  - /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/managing-user-account-settings
  - /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-personal-account-settings
  - /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings
  - /account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - Accounts
children:
  - /managing-security-and-analysis-features
  - /managing-your-tab-size-rendering-preference
  - /permission-levels-for-a-project-board-owned-by-a-personal-account
  - /manage-cookie-preferences
  - /managing-accessibility-settings
  - /prepare-for-job-change
  - /managing-access-to-your-personal-accounts-project-boards
  - /integrating-jira-with-your-personal-projects
  - /set-your-hiring-status
shortTitle: Account settings
contentType: how-tos
---