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Repeat this for every account you have problems with. Right click an account that doesn't display in the Welcome screen and go to Properties.Ĭheck the box next to Account is disabled. In the console tree go to Local Users and Groups. Right click Computer and then go to Properties. Scroll down to 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL.'Īfter doing the two steps above open up the Start menu. Now confirm that the checkbox with "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" is unchecked.įrom here type 'secpol.msc' into the Start Menu search.Īfter navigate to 'Local Policies Security Options.' Type 'netplwiz' into the Start Menu search and press enter. You will be able to see different users in the logon screen. If the check box is checked then let’s uncheck the check box, click on apply and ok tab and hit enter.5. Let’s check whether the check box which says Users must enter a user name and password to use is checked. Let’s type “control userpaswords2” in the run window and hit Enter4. Click Start and type run in the search and hit Enter.3. First let’s login with the current user account.2.

Right click on dontdisplaylastusername and select Modify.Īs soon as you log off, you will see the new basic logon screen.HiTry this1.

Navigate through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, Microsoft Windows, CurrentVerison, Policies, and System.

Click on the Start Button, type in regedit and hit Enter.

Using Registry Editor (for editions of Windows that don't include the security policy editor)

Locate "Interactive logon: Do not display last user name" policy.

When the Local Security Policy editor loads, navigate through Local Policy and then Security Options.

Click on the Start Button, type in secpol.msc and hit Enter.

There are two ways to turn on the setting that will remove the user list and present a simple username and password box shown above. It is for these reasons that I highly reccomend what is common practice in any large enterprise, and hide the remove the user list from the logon screen. The attacker just needs to find your computer's IP address and then start to brute force your password. In addition, if Remote Desktop is enabled, an attacker can remotely identify the user currently logged in as it is listed on the logon screen. This can be a security risk as it provides useful information to a malicious user attempting to breach your computer. Every time you boot up your PC all computer accounts are normally displayed right on the logon screen.