Hide User Accounts on Windows 7 Logon

[NSA_CIA]

I Just Installed Windows 7 on my hp desktop, i wnat to know the procedure to hide user accounts on Windows 7 logon. I have created three account on my windows 7 system. Do i need to change any registry settings in windows registry for account which are created in control panel.

[Calvin K]

You can also change logon background screen but if you want to hide user accounts on windows 7 logon follow the step given below. Click Start then go to Run menu and type secpol.msc. Navigate to Local policies > Security settings > Find the entry "Interactive Logon: Hide last user..." and set it to activated > Reboot the machine.

[Lillebror]

For windows xp : Click on Strat Menu > Run, then type in GPEDIT.MSC and click ok or hit Enter. Now go to User Config > Admin Templates > Control Panel and double click on Hide specified Control Panel appletsNow put a dot in enabled, and click On Show Click On click Add button and type in nusrmgt.cpl into the box.

[Wynn]

Follow this procedure to Hide User Accounts on Windows 7 Logon : Go to start menu then select run then type regedit, it will open i windows registry window> search for this : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Cu rrentVersion\Winlogon\ then right click on the winlogon folder > select "New" and then select "Key". Name the new Key: SpecialAccounts then create another key > Right click on the new "SpecialAccounts" Key and select "New" and then "Key" > Name this new Key: UserList > select "DWORD (32-bit Value)" gine the nmae same as the account created on your windows 7 system, set the value to "0" if you want to hide the user. Click "OK" and close Regedit.