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How to hide username of previous login?
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Open the Registry Editor (Regedt32).
Select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key.
Navigate to the subkey \Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
Go to Edit | New | String Value.
Enter DontDisplayLastUserName for the string's name.
Double-click the new string to edit the value.
Change the value to 1, and click OK.
Exit the Registry Editor.
Select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key.
Navigate to the subkey \Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
Go to Edit | New | String Value.
Enter DontDisplayLastUserName for the string's name.
Double-click the new string to edit the value.
Change the value to 1, and click OK.
Exit the Registry Editor.
Or you can install tweakui and check the 'clear last user at logon' box on paranoia tab - (if you don't like editing the registry manually).
Try Admin Tools - Local Security Policy - Local Policies - Security Options.
Look for the key "Do not display last user name in logon screen".
I think this is the "snap-in" method of editing the registry (and therefore is possibly safer).
(Note - this can be over-ridden by Group Security Policy.)
Look for the key "Do not display last user name in logon screen".
I think this is the "snap-in" method of editing the registry (and therefore is possibly safer).
(Note - this can be over-ridden by Group Security Policy.)
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