Awesome Windows 7 Logon background
November 20th, 2009 by Dave
Just something I thought may be good enough to share.
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How To: Set logon background in Windows 7:
- Save the image as backgroundDefault.jpg.
- Place the image in c:\Windows\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds\
Note that you’ll need to create the info and backgrounds folders.
- Open gpedit.msc, the Group Policy editor and Navigate to:
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Logon
- Set the Always use custom logon background policy to Enabled.
Windows will now load the custom background each time the logon screen is invoked.
Screenshot of Windows 7 Logon UI:
Posted in Quick Tips
I have to say, this is the way Windows 7 *SHOULD* look when it starts up. Of course, I think this falls apart when you have a lot of users on a single computer, doesn’t it?
Yeah, I have 3 accounts and it looks good, I think 4 would fit… 5 or more would fall outside the window.