When you add an account for certain users with Windows XP, their user names will appear on the Welcome Screen.
Sometimes a user needs to be added to a Windows XP machine, because he needs access (via the network or remote login) to resources on the machine, but he will not be physically logging in on the computer. You can remove his name from the Welcome Screen, while still maintaining the user account with the Registry editor.
WARNING!: Changes made to the Windows registry happen immediately, and no backup is automatically made. Do not edit the Windows registry unless you are confident about doing so.
Microsoft has issued the following warning with respect to the Registry Editor:
"Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to re-install Windows to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk."Edit at your own risk!
Start the Registry Editor
Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT \CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList\
Right-click an empty space in the right pane and select New > DWORD ValueName the new value exactly as the Username
Leave the Value data as 0
If you want to enable this user again on the Welcome Screen, either double-click the Username value and change the Value data to 1, or delete the Username
And there you have it! A user that can log on remotely, but is not on the Welcome Screen.
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