PRB: Policy to Not Display Last Username on RDP Client (193353)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition

This article was previously published under Q193353

SYMPTOMS

When connecting to Terminal Server from an RDP client and the policy "Do not display last logged on user name" is enabled, the client still displays the username as if no policy exists. The behavior at the console is as expected.

CAUSE

Built into the RDP client is the functionality to display the username and the domain to which the client last logged on using the client. This information is also automatically filled in when connecting to servers that the client has never connected to before. By doing this, the client only has to enter his or her password.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The registry location for this policy is

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
   REG_SZ Value DontDisplayLastUserName

NOTE: The above registry key is one path; it has been wrapped for readability.

A value of 1 indicates that the policy is enabled, and a value of 0 indicates that it is disabled.

REFERENCES

For more information, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

114463 Hiding the Last Logged On Username in the Logon Dialog

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	6/29/2004
Keywords:	kbprb KB193353