Start menu user account picture

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I have been using NoUserPicture.exe for a long time to remove the start menu user picture and it has worked well. For those who may not be familiar with this it is just a small little .exe program that removes the picture from your start menu by clicking it or placing a shortcut in your startup folder. I had used this on my last 2 Windows 7 computers but for some strange reason it will not work on my new system which also has Windows 7. It is just a small thing I guess but I like my start menus without the user picture.

Has anyone figured out a way to do this or is there some registry tweak that will? If this has been answered already then just direct me to the proper post.

 

Thank you

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

You can easily get rid of it if you have skinstudio.

Edit start menu and taskbar/edit start menu/top part/extra settings tab...just turn it off |-)

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thank you Xiandi. I do have it and never thought to try it there. I will give it a whirl. is that just for per skin basis or will it effect all my blinds?

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

It only works on the skin you are altering, so you'll have to do it for each one. The advantage is that it's permanent (unless you change it back again), you're not going to have to rely on another program to make it happen.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Would be cool if there was an on/off switch in WB for this.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks again. It is not a big deal to have to do it for every skin or at least I do not mind. I think it would be possible to have a setting in skinstudio or even windowblinds to make that thing go away for good.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks to Cindi for giving that tip before, that's the first thing I do when I download a new blind, thank god for that setting!

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I think it would be possible to have a setting in skinstudio or even windowblinds to make that thing go away for good.
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This would need to be a control in Windowblinds config. I hope Neil will hook us up.

However, there are some skins with a gap in the start panel for the user icon. They may look funny with no icon.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just run the tool here as an "Administrator" (yes, you can type in "Jafo" ;) )

http://www.door2windows.com/windows-7-start-menu-user-picture-remover-remove-windows-7-start-menu-user-picture-with-one-click/

Although you might be running into the problem you're having because it might only work on Aero (not another skin) and it might only work in English.

 

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hey Doc. thanks for that but I had no luck with that one either. The one I mentioned use to work on everything including WB. I use it on my other 2 computers with no problem but for some reason it will not work on this new computer. I also just noticed my Aero themes are not working in windowblinds. Not sure if it is related.

I will just keep doing it in skinstudio until there is a better solution.