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In this article we will show you how to Remove username from Mac Menu Bar. Your name should show in the menu bar when you log in to your Mac. Most of the time, it shows your full name right next to the time. This is helpful if you have more than one account because it lets you know which one you are currently using.
However, if you are the only person using that Mac and your name is long, it can be a waste of screen space. If you’ve made more than one user account on your Mac computer or laptop, your logged-in user name will appear on the macOS Menu Bar right before the Spotlight Search. If you want to know more information about this Visit Official Apple Support site.
When you click on your nickname, all of your user account icons will show up, and it’s easy to switch between them. Fast User Switching is the name for this. Getting rid of that long name from the menu bar is good for you because it will give you more room to put your menu bar apps there. Here’s how to get it taken off.
How to Remove username from Mac Menu Bar
If you’re tired of having a lot of stuff in your Mac’s Menu Bar and the account name is one of the things you don’t need, you can easily get rid of it by doing the following:
- Open “System Preferences” from the Apple menu
- Click on “Users & Groups”
- Click on the Lock icon in the lower corner and enter the admin password
- Click on “Login Options”
- Uncheck the box next to “Show fast user switching menu as:”
- Close out of System Preferences
Removing and moving other Menu Bar items
You can also use this way to remove other stock icons from the Menu Bar, like:
- Wi-Fi indicator
- Bluetooth connection
- Battery information
- Date and time
- Volume indicator
The Command key method also lets you move items around in the Status Bar. If you want to move things into a certain order, you can hold down the Command key, click and drag the items into the order you want, and then release the Command key.
About Macs
The Mac is a group of personal computers that Apple Inc. makes and sells. There are laptops like the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro, as well as desktop computers like the iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro. The macOS running system is what runs on Macs.
The first Mac came out in 1984, and the famous “1984” ad was used to promote it. After a good start, the Mac didn’t do much in the 1990s until Apple bought NeXT and brought Steve Jobs back to Apple. Jobs managed the release of many successful products. He showed off the new Mac OS X, finished the switch from PowerPC to Intel in 2005 and 2006, and added features from the iPhone to the Mac.
After Jobs was replaced as CEO by Tim Cook, the Mac was put on the back burner for a while. However, with the release of famous high-end Macs and the ongoing Apple silicon transition, which gave the Mac the same ARM architecture as iOS devices, the Mac was brought back to life.