Policy

Remove user name from Start Menu

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryStart Menu and Taskbar
Supported onWindows 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

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Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoUserNameInStartMenuREG_DWORD
1
0

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