Vista - Vista Welcome Screen

10-24-2007

In Windows XP you could "hide" user accounts from the welcome screen by
editing the registry. I would like to do this in Vista. I do not want to
have Vista log in automatically, I just want to remove one of the users from
the welcome screen without removing the user account. Is this possible in
Vista like it was in XP?
Thanks and have a good day!

10-24-2007

Enable CTRL-ALT-DEL, open Run command type control userpasswords2 > click
Enter > click 'Continue' on the UAC dialog > click Advanced (tab) > under
'Secure settings' > check 'Require users to press CTRL-ALT-DEL
--
Andre
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My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"James0" <not@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> In Windows XP you could "hide" user accounts from the welcome screen by
> editing the registry. I would like to do this in Vista. I do not want to
> have Vista log in automatically, I just want to remove one of the users
> from the welcome screen without removing the user account. Is this
> possible in Vista like it was in XP?
> Thanks and have a good day!
>

10-24-2007

"James0" <not@xxxxxx> wrote ...

Quote:

> In Windows XP you could "hide" user accounts from the welcome screen by
> editing the registry. I would like to do this in Vista. I do not want to

Hi James,

Run Regedit and create the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

("Winlogon" already exists, you need to create the "SpecialAccounts" and
"UserList" keys).

Under UserList key, add a REG_DWORD value with the name of the user account
you wish to hide (eg "fsmith", "sqlservice" or whatever). Give it the value
of 0, to hide the user from the logon screen. To make the user visible
again, set the value to 1, or delete their name altogether from the key.

When you reboot, the user will no longer appear on the logon welcome screen.

The SpecialAccounts and UserList keys already exist in XP, by default. For
some reason they were removed from the default registry in Vista - but they
still work, once you create them by hand.

Hope it helps,

--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

10-24-2007

"Andrew McLaren" <andrew@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> "James0" <not@xxxxxx> wrote ...

Quote:

>> In Windows XP you could "hide" user accounts from the welcome screen by
>> editing the registry. I would like to do this in Vista. I do not want
>> to

>
> Hi James,
>
> Run Regedit and create the following key:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
>
> ("Winlogon" already exists, you need to create the "SpecialAccounts" and
> "UserList" keys).
>
> Under UserList key, add a REG_DWORD value with the name of the user
> account you wish to hide (eg "fsmith", "sqlservice" or whatever). Give it
> the value of 0, to hide the user from the logon screen. To make the user
> visible again, set the value to 1, or delete their name altogether from
> the key.
>
> When you reboot, the user will no longer appear on the logon welcome
> screen.
>
> The SpecialAccounts and UserList keys already exist in XP, by default. For
> some reason they were removed from the default registry in Vista - but
> they still work, once you create them by hand.
>
> Hope it helps,
>
> --
> Andrew McLaren
> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>

Thanks,
I wasn't sure about adding the keys since they didn't exist.
Thanks again and have a good day!

10-24-2007	#1 (permalink)
James0 n/a posts	Vista Welcome Screen In Windows XP you could "hide" user accounts from the welcome screen by editing the registry. I would like to do this in Vista. I do not want to have Vista log in automatically, I just want to remove one of the users from the welcome screen without removing the user account. Is this possible in Vista like it was in XP? Thanks and have a good day!
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10-24-2007	#2 (permalink)
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] n/a posts	Re: Vista Welcome Screen Enable CTRL-ALT-DEL, open Run command type control userpasswords2 > click Enter > click 'Continue' on the UAC dialog > click Advanced (tab) > under 'Secure settings' > check 'Require users to press CTRL-ALT-DEL -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "James0" <not@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O8EPkGoFIHA.280@xxxxxx Quote: > In Windows XP you could "hide" user accounts from the welcome screen by > editing the registry. I would like to do this in Vista. I do not want to > have Vista log in automatically, I just want to remove one of the users > from the welcome screen without removing the user account. Is this > possible in Vista like it was in XP? > Thanks and have a good day! >
My System Specs

10-24-2007	#3 (permalink)
Andrew McLaren n/a posts	Re: Vista Welcome Screen "James0" <not@xxxxxx> wrote ... Quote: > In Windows XP you could "hide" user accounts from the welcome screen by > editing the registry. I would like to do this in Vista. I do not want to Hi James, Run Regedit and create the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList ("Winlogon" already exists, you need to create the "SpecialAccounts" and "UserList" keys). Under UserList key, add a REG_DWORD value with the name of the user account you wish to hide (eg "fsmith", "sqlservice" or whatever). Give it the value of 0, to hide the user from the logon screen. To make the user visible again, set the value to 1, or delete their name altogether from the key. When you reboot, the user will no longer appear on the logon welcome screen. The SpecialAccounts and UserList keys already exist in XP, by default. For some reason they were removed from the default registry in Vista - but they still work, once you create them by hand. Hope it helps, -- Andrew McLaren amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
My System Specs

10-24-2007	#4 (permalink)
JamesO n/a posts	Re: Vista Welcome Screen "Andrew McLaren" <andrew@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:864729EF-453E-4C36-9113-3E81F987889D@xxxxxx Quote: > "James0" <not@xxxxxx> wrote ... Quote: >> In Windows XP you could "hide" user accounts from the welcome screen by >> editing the registry. I would like to do this in Vista. I do not want >> to > > Hi James, > > Run Regedit and create the following key: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows > NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList > > ("Winlogon" already exists, you need to create the "SpecialAccounts" and > "UserList" keys). > > Under UserList key, add a REG_DWORD value with the name of the user > account you wish to hide (eg "fsmith", "sqlservice" or whatever). Give it > the value of 0, to hide the user from the logon screen. To make the user > visible again, set the value to 1, or delete their name altogether from > the key. > > When you reboot, the user will no longer appear on the logon welcome > screen. > > The SpecialAccounts and UserList keys already exist in XP, by default. For > some reason they were removed from the default registry in Vista - but > they still work, once you create them by hand. > > Hope it helps, > > -- > Andrew McLaren > amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au > Thanks, I wasn't sure about adding the keys since they didn't exist. Thanks again and have a good day!
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