Change The Windows XP Logon Screen To Be More Secure

Some Windows XP computers have multiple users, each with their own login name. When these systems boot, a list of users is displayed on the logon screen. The person logging in clicks their name and is then asked to enter their password. This would be more secure if they were forced to enter their username manually instead of clicking it from a list. This would reduce the potential risk of unauthorized entry because a hacker would not have easy access to a list of valid account names. This is only really important for multi-user XP machines in public places.

Here are the instructions, step-by-step, for changing the logon screen to the more secure classic mode:

1. Click 'Start'.
2. Click 'Control Panel'.
3. Double-click 'User Accounts'.
4. Click 'Change the way users log on or off'.
5. Uncheck the 'Use the welcome screen' checkbox. This also automatically disables fast user switching.
6. Click the 'Apply Options' button.
7. Close the User Accounts window.
8. Clise Control Panel.