Windows 10: Do Not Display Last Signed-in User Name on Windows 10 Sign-in

How to: Do Not Display Last Signed-in User Name on Windows 10 Sign-in

How to Do Not Display Last Signed-in User Name on Sign-in Screen in Windows 10


Windows 10 has a new sign in screen that is more modern and touch friendly. By default, you need to dismiss the sign in to Windows 10 with your account.

By default, the sign in screen will show the names of added accounts for a user to select their account and provide their sign-in credentials.

If you like, you can enable or disable the Interactive logon: Don't display last signed-in security policy to determine whether the Windows sign-in screen will show the username of the last person who signed in on the PC.

If enabled, the sign-in screen will only show Other user at startup, restarts the computer, then the sign-in screen will still be normal requiring only a sign-in option.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable whether the sign-in screen will show the username of the last user who signed in to Windows 10.

*Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to do the steps in this tutorial.

*note Other user can also show on the sign in screen if you set Windows to change the computer name afterwards.

If you disable the lock screen, the Other user sign-in screen may not always show the correct background for the user.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Enable or Disable Displaying User Names on Sign in Screen using Security Policy
• Option Two: Enable or Disable Displaying User Names on Sign in Screen using a REG file

EXAMPLE: "Don't display last signed-in" Enabled and Disabled

(Default - disabled)




(Enabled - At startup, sign out, or Switch user)




(Enabled - Lock or Restart while signed-in)









OPTION ONE [/i] Enable or Disable Displaying User Names on Sign in Screen using Security Policy

*note This option is only available in the Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise editions.

All editions can use Option Two below.
1. Open Local Security Policy (secpol.msc).

2. Expand open Local Policies in the left pane, and click/tap on Security Options. (see screenshot below)



3. In the right pane of Security Options, double click/tap on Interactive logon: Don't display last signed-in. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Enable Displaying User Names on Sign in Screen
*note This is the default setting.
A) Select (dot) Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below step 6)

6. To Disable Displaying User Names on Sign in Screen
A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshots below)







7. You can now close Local Security Policy if you like.

8. Users will see the change the next time they sign in.





OPTION TWO [/i] Enable or Disable Displaying User Names on Sign in Screen using a REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below will add and change the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

dontdisplaylastusername DWORD

0 or delete = enable
1 = disable


1. Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Displaying User Names on Sign in Screen
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Display_users_on_Sign_in_screen.reg

Download

3. To Disable Displaying User Names on Sign in Screen
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Do_not_display_users_on_Sign_in_screen.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

8. Users will see the change the next time they sign in.

That's it,
Shawn


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Hello Shanks55, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

When using the disable option, it will ask users to enter both a user name and password.

You should be able to enter the email address of your Microsoft account as the user name, and then your password for it.

 

While installation of windows 10,I didn't set any account.I just follow those steps.On the screen it is displaying Other User.

 

What did you use to install Windows 10, and how did you install it?

When you setup Windows 10, you go through the process of setting up an administrator account by default.

 

I installed it directly through Microsoft site.
Yeah by default it was set as an administrator . right

 

Can I expect any help or shall I format my system

 

I think some patience may help. *Wink

Are you able to type in the user name and password of the user account you setup while installing Windows?

Did you do this tutorial to have to type user name and password, or did this just happen directly after installing Windows?

 

Great.
I installed Windows 10 when it officially comes 2 months back
from the notification bar.
I just wanted to remove the username from the startup screen.
So I followed your instructions.
After I restarted my laptop username and password screen Appeared.
I tried using my Microsoft account but it doesn't seems to be working.
When I installed Windows,I might have skipped the account related activities.
So now I'm not able to use it.

 

I can able to type in user name and password.
It just happens directly brother.

 

You should be able to type in the user name and password of the same account you signed in to before setting this.

If not, then you could try doing a system restore at boot using a restore point (if available) dated before you set this to undo it.

System Restore Windows 10

 

Hey Shawn thanks for the help mate.

Neither I know the username and password nor does I saved a restore point back then.
Anything possible.

 

In that case, it looks like you may need to do a clean install, or reset Windows 10 at boot. *Sad

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...n-install.html

Reset Windows 10

 

Hey Shawn! it worked.
I resets my laptop.
Thanks mate for helping me out.