Block user from showing account details on sign-in
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
System > Logon
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

This policy prevents the user from showing account details (email address or user name) on the sign-in screen. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot choose to show account details on the sign-in screen. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user may choose to show account details on the sign-in screen.

Internal name
BlockUserFromShowingAccountDetailsOnSignin
Policy ID
2d98ecebb63c
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
Value name
BlockUserFromShowingAccountDetailsOnSignin
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
Value name
BlockUserFromShowingAccountDetailsOnSignin
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.