[Windows] Hide User Account from the Home Screen

Sometimes, we open a new account for special purposes but do not want to the account to be shown at home screen, if it is so, please follow the below steps to achieve.

Environment:
Windows 7 (64 bit) Ultimate Edition


1) Go to start

2) Type Regedit

3) Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

4) Right click "Winlogon" and make a new key (K)

5)  Name "SpecialAccounts" and press enter

6) Right click the newly created SpecialAccounts, make a new key again named "UserList"

7) On the RHS of the panel, add a DWORD (32bit) value, name the value with the account name you want to hide.

8) The value of the DWORD is evaluated as follows
0: Hide 
1: Show

9) You do not need to restart computer, this will be in effect instantly.


Finally result

Reference: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/16378967-8a39-4aef-85e4-d859a71648d3/hide-user-accounts-on-windows-7-logon