Hide the Last User Name
This setting lets you clear the username box on the logon screen.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
This setting prevents the new person from knowing about the last person, who accessed the system. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey \currentversion\policies\system is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create a string value name dontdisplaylastusername, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value data box with 1 enable the setting. Click ok and close the registry editor. After logoff or system restart, changes take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
This setting prevents the new person from knowing about the last person, who accessed the system. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey \currentversion\policies\system is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create a string value name dontdisplaylastusername, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value data box with 1 enable the setting. Click ok and close the registry editor. After logoff or system restart, changes take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Go to <b> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policie s\System\]</b>,in the open area right-click on "DontDisplayLastUserName" and click on 'Modify'.
Finally, enter the value "1" without quotation in he text box and click on 'OK'. Once you are done. After a restart or logoff, the changes take effect.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: DontDisplayLastUserName
- Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
- Enabled Value: 1
- Disabled Value: 0
- Action Type: Modified
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