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Ezine 179 - Hide User Accounts on the Welcome Screen
The main idea of this tip is to prevent a user account appearing
on XP, Vista or Window 7's Welcome screen, thus making the
computer a little more secure and private. My sub-plot is
to brush-up our registry editing skills, in general and check
out the
Winlogon section of the registry in particular.
Incidentally, it's a shame it's not possible to hide certain
users physically as easily as you can with regedit!
See an
update on How to Hide a User Account from the Welcome Screen
Instructions to Hide a User Account from the Welcome Screen
- Logon as an Administrator, then create a local account
in the Control Panel, User Accounts. For example, I will
call my user simply 'Jo'.
- While not essential, it maybe an idea to test this account, or
at least logoff and make sure that it appears on the Welcome
Screen.
- Launch Regedit, while this registry editor does not appear on
any menu, just type the word 'regedit' in the Start. Right
click on regedit and 'Run as administrator'.
- Navigate to the Winlogon section of the registry, to be precise:
*HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
*HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Create a Key called SpecialAccounts (note plural)
Then
create a sub-key called UserList (note singular no spaces)
- You should have:
Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
Now
create a DWORD (32-bit) Value with the same name as the user
that you wish to hide, if you remember I called mine 'Jo'.
- I now have Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\Jo
With a
RegDword Value (0)
Zero means hide, 1 would mean show.
- Crucial question for any registry hack, 'Do you logoff,
or restart the computer to see the effect?' I am afraid
hiding the user account needs a restart, but it will be
worth it!
I thank Paul DeBrino for drawing my attention to this useful registry edit
tip.
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A New Year Prayer for the Elderly (Such as Will and
Guy!)
- God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never
liked anyway,
- The good fortune to run into the ones that I do,
- And the eyesight to tell the difference.
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