[Tips & Tricks] Disable fast user switching and Remove your name from the start menu

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Hide a user from the logon screen in Windows XP.

1) start > run > regedit

2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

3) In the right hand side right click and go to New > DWORD Value - Name it your username, so for example "Mark" then double click it and set the value to 0.

But this will only hide the user from the logon screen, you can still see it in the control panel and via net user. I'm guessing you want it hidden from those methods as well?

I can also log you on as "SYSTEM" but you need to find the tutorial where I switch up the command prompt to another exe - (here it is http://mcompute.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=48) it works by just starting explorer from the logon screen.

I'm sorry, lemony meatloaf is too distracting- too many joints in the right arm. I find myself apologizing. Plus the thing sticking out of the pointy end begs a question..