Thursday, June 10, 2010

How to hide User Name from Start Menu?

1. Open notepad
2. Copy below code in notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoUserNameInStartMenu"=dword:00000001

3. Save file as HideUserName.Reg anywhere on your system
4. Double click on it to run it
5. Logoff or restart your system

This will hide the user name from the start menu on XP. Its tested on XP. Can work on other windows as well but not garanted.

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