Let me start by saying that I have no idea why anybody
would want to do this, and it's
perhaps one of the most useless articles I've ever written.
That said, if you've ever
wondered how to remove the username from the Start menu
in Windows XP, this article
is for you.
I suppose this could also be used in reverse, if your start
menu does not have the username
you could check this registry setting. I'm quite sure that
somebody somewhere will find
a use for this topic.
Note that this only applies to the XP style menu,
not the classic menus…
since they don't have the username anyway.
Manual Registry Hack
Open up regedit.exe through the start menu run box,
and then browse
down to the following key:
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
To remove, either set the value to 0 or just delete
the key. You will have to log off and
back on to see the start menu without the username:
You could also remove the picture by deleting or
renaming this folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures
Doing so would remove the picture from the login
page as well, and it doesn't
remove the blue border across the top.
