Tweak Library – Hide username from new Start menu.

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Hide username from new Start menu.

This setting can hide the presently logged in user’s name from the new Start menu.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003

Description:

Presently logged in user’s name is displayed at the top of the new Start menu. This setting can hide the display of the username from the new Start menu.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a DWORD value “NoUserNameInStartMenu”, if this value does not exist.

Now, right-click and modify the value data to “1” which can hide the username. However, if you want to show the username back, change the value to “0” or delete the “NoUserNameInStartMenu” value.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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Disable username at top of Start menu.reg

The '.reg' file can disable username from the new Start menu.

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Show username at top of Start menu (default).reg

The '.reg' file can show username in the new Start menu.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

NoUserNameInStartMenu

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

Username is hidden from the new Start menu.

Username is visible in the new Start menu.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies \Explorer\],right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "NoUserNameInStartMenu" in "Explorer" key.

Next, right-click on "NoUserNameInStartMenu" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "1" (Base Hexadecimal) in the text box and click on 'OK'.