Friday, May 22, 2015

Create hidden user account in Windows and should not show document folder in My Computer


How can I create a hidden user account with administrator rights in Windows XP ?



  • It should not show in user list at log-on screen.

  • Document folder should not show in My Computer.

  • User should not show in Control panel - User Accounts.



Other than the administrator, no one should not find that hidden user



How can I do it ?


Answer



This page on IntelliAdmin has a complete walkthrough for hiding a user on the login screen.


You need to create a registry key:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList


Under this key you simply create a new DWORD value – the name matches the users name exactly, and the value is one of the following (Decimal format)


0 – Hides the user just from the welcome screen
1 – The user is shown



As this page warns, make sure you leave at least one account visible!


I can confirm that this works under Windows 7 as well.


I'm not sure about the other two requirements though.


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