KB ID 0000460 

Problem

By default Windows will display the last user that successfully logged on, on shared machines or in a secure domain environment you might not want this..

Solution

On a Single (stand alone) machine.

1. Click start and in the run/search box type gpedit.msc{enter}

2. Navigate to > Computer Configuration > Windows settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options > “Interactive Logon: Do not display last user name”.

3. Simply enable the policy.

4. Reboot the PC or run gpupdate /force.

In a Windows Domain Environment

Note: This procedure was carried out Server 2008 R2.

1. On one of your domain controllers > Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management Console > Either select and existing policy or create and link one to the COMPUTERS you want this policy to affect. Then edit the policy.

2. Navigate to > Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options > “Interactive Logon: Do not display last user name”.

3. Tick to define the policy, and set it to enabled.

4. Reboot the PC or run gpupdate /force.

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