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When you use a Microsoft account for logging into your computer Windows display the real name as well as email address on the login screen which at times can be a huge concern of privacy especially when you are using the laptop in public. Now in order to hide your name and password in the login screen there are two different ways and we will discuss both of them in this tutorial. You can also learn about Making Your Own Windows 10 Theme.

Editing the Computer Policy to Hide Your User Information:

• 1^st of all search for Local Group Polict Editor in the Windows taskbar and then press Enter.
• Now you need to navigate to Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Settings>Local Policies>Security Options.
• Now double click “Interactive logon:Display user information when the session is locked”. This will tell the Windows which information you have to show on the login screen when your laptop is locked.
• Now you need to select “Do not display user information.”
• Click on Apply and after that click on OK.
• Now in the next step you are required to double click “Interactive logon: Do not display last user name”. This will tell Windows whether or not t display your user information when you boot your system.
• Now change the setting to Disabled and then click on OK.

Editing Registry to Hide Your User Information:

• 1^st of all search for regedit in the Windows taskbar and the press Enter.
• Now you need to navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.
• In the next step double click dontdisplaylastusername.
• In the next step change the value from 0 to 1 in Value data field and click OK.
• Now right click on an empty area in the right panel and then select New>DWORD Value.
• Now enter DontDisplayLockedUserID for the DWORD name.
• Now double click on DontDisplayLockedUSerID.
• Change the value from 0 to 3 in the Value data field and then click OK.
• Now when the next time you will log into your computer your personal information will be hidden.

If you are looking for changing how your desktop as well as windows look in Windows 10 and then share that design with friends then no worries as Windows 10 will let you create your own theme with custom desktop background, Start menu accent color and windows border. Now you can save these settings as a new theme file to use again and again or sending it to others.You can also learn about Giving Windows 10 a Dark Theme.

Now in order to create new theme you need to follow these simple steps.

• 1^st of all you need to open the Start menu and select Settings.
• Now you need to select Personalization from the settings screen.
• Now you need to change one or more of the following:
• Desktop Background: For desktop background you can select picture, solid color or a slideshow and for that you can select default photos or you can click on browse for selecting some other background picture.
• Colors: Now you can either have Windows automatically select he accent color from your background or you can select the color for the Start menu tiles background as well as the thin border around windows. This will change the color of the Windows icon in the taskbar whenever you hover over it.
• Now click on Themes in the Personalization window and after that click on Theme settings.
• Now this will open the personalization settings in the Control Panel.
• In the next step you have to right click on the Unsaved Theme and the select Save theme,
• Now is the time to give your theme a name in the window dialog box and then click OK.

With these simple steps your new theme will be created and you can now switch between this newly created theme and other themes easily.

Majority of people prefer a light text on a dark background while navigating through menus on their computers and most of the visually impaired people find it very easy to read when working with dark and high contrast theme. The text of Windows 10’s widgets, menus, Edge browser and email client is black and blue by default. Now by tweaking a few settings you can easily give the entire operating system a new dark theme. You can also learn about How to Format Text in MS Excel 2007.

Editing Themes in Registry:

• 1^st of all you need to open the registry editor by simply hitting Windows+R and typing regedit in the run field.
• Now you need to navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes by simply opening the tree in the left side of the window.
• Now in the next step you need to create an anew key by right clicking in the window pane and selecting New>Key.
• Now you need to name the key Personalize and open it.
• Now create a new DWORD value by right clicking in the right pane and by selecting New>DWORD.
• Now you need to name the DWORD “AppsUseLightTheme”.
• Now set the DWORD’s value to 0.
• Now you need to navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize.
• Now create a new DWORD named AppsUseLightTheme.
• Set its value to 0.
• Now you need to close the Regedit and the restart the PC.

Changing the Microsoft Edge to Dark Theme:

• 1^st of all you need to launch Microsoft Edge.
• Now you need to open the menu by simply clicking 3-dot icon located at the upper right corner of the window.
• Now you need to select Settings.
• Now you are required to select the Dark from the theme pulldown.
• You will notice that the Edge menu bar has now become white on black.

Selecting the High Contrast Theme:

For selecting the high contrast theme you need to follow these simple steps.

• 1^st of all right click on the desktop and select Personalize.
• Now select the Themes from the left pane.
• Now you are required to click on Theme settings.
• Select High Contrast#1, High Contrast#2 or High Contrast Black.
• With this your entire desktop and Start Menu will have light text on the dark background.