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How To Remove the Username and Picture from Windows XP Start Menu 

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If you don't like that your username and picture are displayed in Start menu we found a solution to disable that. Just follow the steps in this tutorial.

1. Start Windows Explorer and go to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures.

(The option Show hidden Files from Tools/Folder Options must be checked)

Remove the Username and Picture from Windows XP Start Menu

2. In that folder, rename the picture which corresponds to your user account.

For example, if your username is Cristian, rename Cristian.bmp to old_Cristian.bmp.

Remove the Username and Picture from Windows XP Start Menu

3. Rename the following folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures

to something else. For example:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\No_Default Pictures

Remove the Username and Picture from Windows XP Start Menu

4. Go to Start -> Run.

Remove the Username and Picture from Windows XP Start Menu

5. Type regedit and press Enter.

Remove the Username and Picture from Windows XP Start Menu

6. Navigate to this key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft\ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer and set  NoUserNameInStartMenu value data to 1.

If you don't have this dword make it by right clicking on the key and select New.

Remove the Username and Picture from Windows XP Start Menu

Remove the Username and Picture from Windows XP Start Menu

7. Restart your computer. Now your username and picture are gone from your Start menu.

Remove the Username and Picture from Windows XP Start Menu

written by Cristian L.


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