Remove picture/link to 'user accounts' from start menu by GPO

Hi,
I'm trying to remove everything from the start menu, users will have desktop short cuts appropriate to their role and nothing else. The last item I cannot disable or remove is the picture which also functions as a link to 'user accounts'. I don't
care if the picture stays just so long as it is completely static.
Alternatively, a means to completely remove the start menu would be fine.
Thanks
Julian

Am 24.04.2013 18:43, schrieb JulianCox:
> I don't care if the picture stays just so long as it is completely static.
Simply block Control Panel - Users and Groups, and nothing will happen...
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