

"Always off" - users will not be able to change this setting and the user's name and account picture will not be shared with apps (not desktop apps). In addition apps (not desktop apps) that have the enterprise authentication capability will also be able to retrieve the user's UPN, SIP/URI, and DNS. "Always on" - users will not be able to change this setting and the user's name and account picture will be shared with apps (not desktop apps). If you enable this policy setting, sharing of user name, picture and domain information may be controlled by setting one of the following options: This setting prevents users from managing the ability to allow apps to access the user name, account picture, and domain information. Next, double-click on UseDefaultTile and change the Value Data to 1.Īdvanced users who want to use Group Policy Editor can navigate to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\User accounts and enable Apply the default account picture to all users.User management of sharing user name, account picture, and domain information with apps (not desktop apps) Right-click in the right pane and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Open the registry editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. You can also use Group Policy Editor on Windows 10 Pro, but the registry edit is simple and works for everybody. Now we need to make a simple registry modification. Rename user-192.png to and copy the User-192.png you downloaded to this folder.Ģ: Edit the Registry or Group Policy Editor

You will also need to check the box next to File name extensions to see the file extension and add. Note that the ProgramData folder is a hidden. Open File Explorer and go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures. There is no built-in way to remove that picture, but we have a workaround for you to remove or replace the Default Account Picture in this guide.ĭownload a new default User-192.png from MajorGeeks. Windows 10 uses a simple default picture or avatar on the Windows 10 login screen.
