2012-08-10

How to hide user accounts on Windows 7/Vista logon

I found user accounts on Windows logon after setting up the GIT service on my Windows box.
However, they are important to run GIT. So, I want to hide them.


  1. Run [regedit]
  2. Find the following key with [regedit]
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
  3. Add a new key under [Winlogon]
    1. Click right button on [Winlogon]
    2. Click [New]
    3. Click [Key]
    4. Type [SpecialAccounts]
  4. Add one more new key under [SpecialAccounts]
    1. Click right button on [SpecialAccounts]
    2. Click [New]
    3. Click [Key]
    4. Type [UserList]
  5. Add [DWORD (32bit) Value]s
    1. Click right button on right panel of [UserList]
    2. Click [New]
    3. Click [DWROD (32bit) Value]
    4. Type user account that you want to hide
    • Repeat this 4 steps as many as accounts that you want to hide
    • Make sure it is 0(zero). If this value is 1, you can see the user account on logon

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