Hiding the last remote desktop login is an oft recommended security action to be taken on a Windows server.
For the last two Windows Server instances 2008 and 2012 there are two approaches to be made. Whilst similar they start differently because of the new interface on Windows 2012.
Windows 2008
To hide the RDP login in windows 2008:
- From the Start button click on Administrator Tools and then Local Security Policy
- In the tree menu on the left expand the section Local Policies Security
- Select Interactive Login: Do not display last user name
- Right click, select properties and select enabled.
Windows 2012
On Windows 2012 the last login is hidden by:
- From the server manager screen
- Click on the Tools link at top right
- Open local security settings
- Double click on Security Options
- In the tree menu on the left expand the section Local Policies Security
- double click on Interactive login: Do not display last user name
- Select Enabled and clock OK.
- This will hide the name of the last person to login.
