Hide Users On The Welcome Screen...

Hide Users On The Welcome Screen...



Normally when you log into XP, you see the startup screen where you see all the icons for the users who can access. By using this tip you

can hide a desired account from this screen. If you want to log on as this user you have to press Cntrl+Alt+Del twice at the Welcome

screen to make a Windows Security dialog box appear
Here you can type in the user name and password of the hidden account and log in.


1.First we need to open up the Registry Editor. Go to Start/Run and type "regedit" and click OK

2.Navigate to H-KEY\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\Userlist

3.Right-click an empty space in the right pane and select New > DWORD value .You'll see the new entry in the right pane of the window,

rename this value the name of the user account you want hidden (exactly how it is listed in the Startup screen, case sensitive) and leave

the value at 0.

4. Close your Registry Editor and restart the PC. When the Welcome screen comes up you'll notice that there's no icon for the hidden user

5.To login follow the methiod as stated above

6.If you want to enable this user again on the Welcome Screen, either double-click the Username value, and change the Value data to 1, or

delete the Username Close the registry editor.



Regards:-

Manan Saini.