Note: After making Windows 10 not show your name and email address on sign-in screen, you need to fill in both your username (or email address) and password in order to login.

Method 1: Hide User Name or Email Address on Windows 10 Sign-in Screen Using Group Policy

1. Press the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run box, type gpedit.msc and click OK to open Local Group Policy Editor.

   

2. Navigate to:
   Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options

   

   In the right pane, find the policy Interactive logon: Do not display last user name and double-click on it.

3. In the Settings window select the Enabled radio button, and save the changes by clicking OK.

   

4. Just restart your computer. You should no longer see the last used username or other details like the email address on the login / logon screen. One thing to keep in mind while using this is that it will also hide all your accounts from the login screen.

   

Method 2: Hide User Name or Email Address on Windows 10 Sign-in Screen Using Registry Editor

1. Press the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run box, type regedit and click OK to open Registry Editor.

   

2. Navigate to the following key:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. Find the entry “dontdisplaylastusername” on the right pane and double-click on it. This action will open the Edit Value Data window. Change the value data from 0 to 1, and click OK.

   

4. Just restart your PC, and you will no longer see the user name or email address on the Windows 10 login screen. If you want to revert back, simply change the value data of dontdisplaylastusername to 0.

Note: The procedure below requires you to log on to Windows as administrator. If you’re locked out because your admin account is locked/disabled or you forgot the password, please use the PCUnlocker bootdisk to unlock your Windows account.

Method 1: Make Windows Show Last User Name Using Group Policy

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type secpol.msc and press Enter. This should bring up the “Local Security Policy” window.

   

2. On the left side, expand Local Policies and then click on Security Options. Search for “Interactive logon: Do not display last user name” on the right panel. Right-click it, select Properties and switch the status from Enabled to Disabled. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

   

3. Restart or log out your account. Windows will show your last logged on user at the Welcome screen now.

Method 2: Make Windows Show Last User Name Using Registry Editor

If you’re running the Home or Starter edition of Windows, you have to use this registry trick instead:

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type regedit and press Enter.
2. When the Registry Editor opens, navigate to the following registry path:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. Look for the entry dontdisplaylastusername at the right pane and double-click on it. Change the value data from 1 to 0.

   

4. Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer. You’ll see at least one user account is shown at your Windows login screen.

The methods above works with all versions of Windows. If your computer is joined to a domain or it’s a domain controller itself, you can still make Windows show last user name but the steps are a bit different:

1. After logging into your domain controller, click Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management Console.
2. Select your existing group policy for editing, and then navigate to Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options.
3. Double-click on the policy “Interactive Logon: Do not display last user name” and set it to Disabled.