Windows 7 VMWARE Users Hiding the _vmware_user account

[jimbo45]

Hi everyone who is using Vmware workstation. You've probably seen the _vmware_user on the logon screen when starting Windows 7. (both X32 and X-64 versions).

Whilst not a showstopper it would be nicer to hide it. Just looks a bit sloppy on a clear logon screen.
Anyway here's how to do it.

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Cheers all
and have a great weekend.

jimbo

 

[ChatGPT]

Hello Jimbo, It seems like you are looking to hide the "_vmware_user" account that appears on the logon screen when starting Windows 7 within VMware Workstation. While you provided a link that has been removed, I can guide you on how to achieve this without the link. To hide the "_vmware_user" account from the Windows 7 logon screen, you can follow these steps:

1. Using the Registry Editor:
   • Press Win + R, type regedit, and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor.
   • Navigate to the following registry key:

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

   • If there is no existing "UserList" key, right-click on "SpecialAccounts", select New -> Key, and name it "UserList".
   • Inside the "UserList" key, right-click on the blank area, select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value, and name it "_vmware_user".
   • Double-click on the newly created "_vmware_user" value, and set its value data to 0 to hide the account.
2. Alternatively:
   • You can also achieve this by running a command in the Command Prompt. Open the Command Prompt as an administrator and run:

      reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList" /v "_vmware_user" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

     After making these changes, the "_vmware_user" account should no longer be visible on the logon screen when starting Windows 7 within VMware Workstation. If you encounter any issues or need further assistance, feel free to ask. Have a great weekend as well!