31 Mar, 2009

Windows 7 change logon UI background

Posted by: admin In: Windows| howto

Windows 7 have own Logon UI customizable option. The new operating system support loading images as background for login screen without using third-party software.

Be careful, you have to change something in the Windows Registry, proceed with your own responsability.

  1. Open the registry (start -> run -> regedit or WindowsKey -> regedit) 
  2. find the key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background
  3. if not present create a new DWORD called OEMBackground with value 1 (0 for disable)
  4. Registry is done, now we must place the backround in right place. The default folder is %windir%\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds
  5. if the directory backgrounds is not present, make new one
  6. put inside the new backrounds, but the are some pre-requisites. The file must less than 256KB. The name of file must be backgroundDefault.jpg. Is good idea make backround at same resolution of your screen, otherwise image will strech-to-fit

happy tweaking :)

1 Response to "Windows 7 change logon UI background"

1 | JamesD

June 11th, 2009 at 09:18

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Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting

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