How to Hide Last Signed in Users in Windows 10
37How to Hide Last Signed in Users in Windows 10.
If you are security conscious, you may want to hide or remove the last username of the last logged in users. In this post, we will see how to activate the Do not display last username setting in Windows 10/8/7 logon screen, using Group Policy and Registry Editor.
Windows 10 has a new sign in screen that is more modern and touch friendly. By default, you need to dismiss the lock screen and enter your credentials on the sign-in screen to sign in to Windows 10 with your account.
When you sign out of Windows 10 and have multiple user accounts, you can click on any user name to log into that account. If an account is not password protected, anyone can log in. For security purposes, you can hide all the user accounts from being displayed, forcing a user to enter their account name and password.
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, sign out, and switch user requiring users to sign in with both their user name and a sign-in option. If a user is signed in and locks or 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 Other User or the username of the last user who signed in to Windows 10.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).