How to Remove Your Email Address From the Login Screen in Windows

When you sign in to Windows with a Microsoft account, your email address shows up right on the login screen. For some, this is a convenience. For others, it’s a privacy risk—especially on shared or public computers. If you’d rather keep your email address private, here’s how to remove it from the Windows login screen.

Why Hide Your Email Address?

• Privacy: Anyone who walks by can see your email.
• Security: Revealing your email can help hackers target you.
• Professionalism: On shared work devices, you may want to keep personal info hidden.

Here’s How to Remove It

Option 1: Switch to a Local Account

The easiest way to remove your email from the login screen is to use a local account instead of a Microsoft account.

1. Open Settings: Press Windows + I.
2. Go to Accounts > Your info.
3. Select “Sign in with a local account instead.”
4. Follow the prompts to create a username and password (your email won’t appear).

Option 2: Hide Your Email With Windows Settings (Windows 10/11)

If you want to keep using your Microsoft account but just hide your email, Windows 10 and 11 give you that option.

1. Open Settings: Press Windows + I.
2. Go to Accounts > Sign-in options.
3. Scroll to “Privacy.”
4. Turn off “Show account details (e.g. email address) on sign-in screen.”

That’s it. Next time you lock your computer, your email address won’t show.

Option 3: Use Group Policy (For Advanced Users or IT Admins)

If you’re on Windows 10/11 Pro, Education, or Enterprise, you can use the Local Group Policy Editor.

1. Press Windows + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter.
2. Go to:
   Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Logon
3. Double-click “Block user from showing account details on sign-in.”
4. Set it to Enabled, then click OK.

Option 4: Registry Tweak (Advanced)

If Group Policy isn’t available, you can use the Registry Editor. Be careful—mistakes here can cause problems.

1. Press Windows + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
2. Navigate to:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. Right-click, choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
4. Name it: BlockUserFromShowingAccountDetailsOnSignin
5. Double-click and set the value to 1.
6. Restart your computer.

Final Tips

• These changes only hide your email from the login screen—they don’t remove it from your Microsoft account or stop syncing.
• Always create a restore point before editing the registry.
• On shared or public PCs, always log out and lock your screen.

Want more privacy or Windows tips? Let me know in the comments!

Mark Vincent

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