And so you login to your computer every single day, merely there'due south more than ane business relationship to choose from… either because y'all got the calculator from somebody else, or some software packet added a user account that you lot really don't want to encounter. Then how do we hide that other account from the login screen?

There'southward a uncomplicated registry hack that you tin can do to hide accounts from the login screen, or you could alternatively delete the user account if you lot really don't demand it. Both methods are listed below.

Manual Registry Hack

Open regedit.exe through the kickoff bill of fare Run box, and so navigate down to the following cardinal:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\
    CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

On the correct-hand side y'all'll meet a listing of keys that correspond to user accounts that are considered "Special" and are non to be shown on the login screen.

Create a new DWORD value with the same name every bit the user name that you want to hide. Y'all'll annotation that the actual username in the illustration was "OtherPerson" and non the description that was shown on the login screen.

To unhide the account, simply delete the registry key that y'all created.

The side by side fourth dimension y'all log off you'll see that the other account is gone.

Hide User Business relationship with Tweak UI

Yous can also use the Microsoft Tweak UI PowerToy to do the same affair. (Thanks to Gustav for reminding me to include this)

Simply click on the Logon fundamental in the left paw side, and and so uncheck the box for "Show <username> on Welcome screen"

Login to Hidden Account

You can still login to the account even though it's not shown… You'll merely have to use a little fox.

At the login screen, just hit the Ctrl+Alt+Delete combination twice in a row, and you'll be presented with the former-school login screen, where you lot have to manually enter the username.

Blazon the proper noun and countersign of the other user, and login.

Delete User Account

Alternatively you tin e'er delete the user account if you are admittedly sure that you don't need that user account anymore. Correct-click on "My Computer" and choose "Manage"

Navigate down through "Local Users and Groups" and and so Users, and then locate the username in the list that y'all'd like to get rid of.

Just right-click and choose Delete. Notation that this step cannot exist reversed, so make sure y'all only delete accounts you really really don't want anymore. If y'all are unsure, yous tin just hibernate them using the first option above.