Windows 10: email address shows on log in screen

Jut had a Windows update (Sept 17 2016) and now on the log in screen it shows my preferred picture and beneath it my email address (Microsoft account). It did not do this before. How can I revert back to picture only.


Win 10 Home Edition (upgraded from Win7 last year)

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The log in screen shows my email address twice

Hi Ani

I have tried this and it does not work. The Account name is correct. However it does not show on the log in screen. Also I cannot sign in to verify the account. I get the response-server not working. I hear from my IT engineer this is a problem Microsoft
is aware of but do not yet have a fix??.

 

The log in screen shows my email address twice

Hi

I have recently upgraded to windows 10.The log in screen shows my email address twice. I want to change this so it shows my name

with e mail address underneath.

Please advise

 

That is an easy fix. Read the link below. *Smile
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4...dows-10-a.html

 

Only really works with Win Pro. I have Home and am not comfortable withe the regedit hack.

Anyone got a simpler answer?

 

What you asked to do was not display your email account on your login screen. You don't need to go into your registry.
It is simple, you mis-read the info on the link. All you have to do is turn off ONE setting on your sign-in-options. I'll try and make it real simple. *Smile

 

May I respectfully suggest that YOU read the link properly as it says "If you have Windows 10 Home, you will have to edit the Windows Registry" The screen in the picture is not the one I see as a Home user, it dies not include the on/off option.

Clearly Home users do not need security as we all know it's a very safe world out there!

The problem is that this issue only started after the latest update. It was not there before.

Apart from a system restore, has anyone got the answer?

 

See if option 2 here,

Sign-in Screen Email Address - Enable or Disable in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

Will give you the option to do what you want.

It should be there already as stated, but the reg file for the default setting may bring it back.

 

As mentioned in my opening question, I was really looking for something which does not require me to fiddle with the registry.

 

If you download that .reg file (and right click on it and run...) is very much the same as if you have that switch in settings. Final result is changed value in registry.
Files and changing setting posted here by Brink are very safe to use. It is you choice, but in your place I would go with derekimos' advice.

Hope it'll works out for you *Smile

 

Hi.
You don't have to fiddle with the registry - let the reg file download do it for you. Simply download and double-click; it will add itself to your registry, so you don't have to worry about fiddling with it.

This is all it will do:

A System Restore will not resolve the problem, as the update will just come through again, so this is the best, easiest way to accomplish what you're looking to do. *Wink Honestly, having a Home (instead of Pro) version of W10 will likely require numerous registry modifications in the future to tweak things just the way you want them, and Brink's work is completely trustworthy, fully tested, and quite good.

 

You must be running old version of Home. In new AU version, the setting as described works fine in Home version.

 

I am running whatever Microsoft gave me, I "upgraded" from Win 7 and kept it up to date since. No idea what version of Win 10 it is. It came in August '15

 

To find your Windows Version and Build Type Winver in a Command prompt admin Or as a run command. This will show you this screen below.



Your last 3 numbers should be .187 if you are up to date.