- Run Registry Editor (RegEdit.exe).
- Navigate to the following registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserListNote: If SpecialAccounts and UserList is not found, create new sub-key and name them accordingly.
- Select UserList, and in the right pane, right click on any blank space, and point to New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Name the new DWORD registry value name as the exact same name that
match the name of the user account to be hidden.For example, if the user
ID of the user account is Sambath, the name the registry value as
Sambath.
- Double click on DWORD registry value, and set the value data to 0 in
oder to hide the account from Welcome Screen.Tip: To display the user
account on Welcome Screen again so that it’s visible again, delete the
registry entry, or set the value data to 1.
- Exit Registry Editor.
- Log off or restart computer to make the change effective.
Tip: In order to login into Windows using an user account that has
made hidden and invisible, just press Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up Windows
Logon dialog, and then type in the user name and password manually.
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