Policy

Remove user name from Start Menu

Microsoft Windows

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Remove user name from Start Menu
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Start Menu and Taskbar
Supported on
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only

Supported OS tags: WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP

This policy setting allows you to remove the user name label from the Start Menu in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. If you enable this policy setting, the user name label is removed from the Start Menu in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. To remove the user name folder on Windows Vista, set the "Remove user folder link from Start Menu" policy setting. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user name label appears on the Start Menu in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Internal name
NoUserNameOnStartMenu
Policy ID
80c956170dc6
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value name
NoUserNameInStartMenu
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value name
NoUserNameInStartMenu
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.