Windows 8 hide user from welcome screen

Right click the Winlogon folder, select New, and then select Key. Right click the new SpecialAccounts key, select New, and then select Key. Call this new key UserList. This can be done with a simple registry tweak, which I will cover in this article. Alternatively, you might want to make Windows 10 ask for user name and password during log on. Tip: You can access any desired Registry key with one click.

This is all you need to do. If you done everything properly, the account will disappear from the logon screen. Before: After: To login into the hidden account, you need to make Windows to ask for user name and password during log on. That's it. Winaero greatly relies on your support. You can help the site keep bringing you interesting and useful content and software by using these options:. If you like this article, please share it using the buttons below. It won't take a lot from you, but it will help us grow.

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Follow him on Telegram , Twitter , and YouTube. View all posts by Sergey Tkachenko. Or do i have to unhide it through the registry to be able to access it again. I would love to be able to log-in to a hidden account via this method. Leave this field empty.

Home About. Net users Net users. Related Reading. June 15, July 29, December 16, For example, if the user ID of the user account is John, the name the registry value as John. Exit Registry Editor. Log off or restart computer to make the change effective.