Remove username from Windows XP start menu
- Friday, March 21, 2008, 8:28
- Operating System, Tweak and Modification, Windows XP
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A customer ask me if he could remove his username from Windows XP start menu. It puzzled me why he would want to do this, but if you are looking for tips on removing your username from Windows start menu, read on.
To remove username from Windows XP start menu, use the following steps:
- Go to start menu > run > type in “regedit.exe” > hit enter
- Registry Editor will appear
- Browse to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer - Create a new DWORD value on the right-hand pane with the following values:
Name: NoUserNameInStartMenu
Value: 1 - Log off for changes to take effect
- Done
To reverse the process, just delete the DWORD value, or change the Value from “1″ to “0″.
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