Hide Usernames from the Logon Screen (Windows XP)

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Hide Usernames from the Logon Screen (Windows XP)
Category: Home > Windows > Login and Authentication

This tweak can be used to hide specific usernames from the logon screen, without removing the account completely.

Open your registry and find the key below.

For each user you want to hide create a new DWORD value named after the username and set the value to "0".

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
John Bloggs	REG_DWORD	0x00000000 (0)
Joan Smith	REG_DWORD	0x00000000 (0)


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon...

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
SpecialAccounts\UserList]
Name:
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: 0 = hide the account

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: January 15, 2002

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