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Saturday, December 10, 2011

How to change logon background/screen in windows 7



If you think the usual logon screen is quit bore to see. You have a option to change it to your favour. Look at the following steps to do….


1.First launch regedit then go to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background 

regedit
2.Change the vaulue of  OEMBackground to 1,which indicate to enale logon background customization  in windows 7
change_logon_sreen

Tip:If you can not find this entry in your registry,please try to create one.
3.Go to %windir%\system32\oobe\ ,create folder info then create another folderbackgrounds under info,then copy your own background picture here and rename it tobackgrounddefault
change_win7_logon_sreen

Note:The size of this picture must be less than 256k ,or it will not work.
4.Done,you can see your new logon background after logoff.It’s so easy,isn’t it!

Do you have questions, comments, or suggestions? Feel free to post a comment!  


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