Windows 10: dontdisplaylastusername not retaining value

Discus and support dontdisplaylastusername not retaining value in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Good morning, all. I am on a corporate domain with my install of Win10 Pro. I find it a pain to login again once I lock the PC as I have to enter my... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by brianp, Aug 31, 2015.

  1. BRIANP
    brianp Win User

    dontdisplaylastusername not retaining value


    Good morning, all.

    I am on a corporate domain with my install of Win10 Pro. I find it a pain to login again once I lock the PC as I have to enter my full credentials (username and password). In Windows 7 when you locked the PC it stayed with that user until you unlocked it (or switched users).

    I know there is a registry entry named "dontdisplaylastusername" that, when enabled, will show you the other accounts on the PC (as well as the last account logged in and pre-fills the username field). However, sometime throughout the day Windows 10 disables this entry and it means I need to go back in and enable it again.

    Is there a way for Win10 to retain this value? I do not often log off completely from this PC, so nine times out of 10 I just lock it. Is this a Win10 "feature" or bug? Is there another value I should change instead of this reg entry to retain the current user who is logged in?

    Thanks.

    :)
     
    brianp, Aug 31, 2015
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  2. KAPIL ARYA MVP
    Kapil Arya MVP Win User

    Win 10 Home logout displays message that another user is logged on - how do I prevent this?

    You can create the value manually. Right click in right pane, select New > DWORD Value. Rename it as dontdisplaylastusername and set it to 1.
     
    Kapil Arya MVP, Aug 31, 2015
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  3. KAPIL ARYA MVP
    Kapil Arya MVP Win User
    Kapil Arya MVP, Aug 31, 2015
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