How to Customize the Windows Login / Logon Background ?

  1. Run dialog : regedit.
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background.
  3. Change the value of DWORD named OEMBackground to 1 in hexadecimal.
  4. Run dialog : %homedrive%\windows\system32\oobe.
  5. Create new folder named info.
  6. Double-click info folder.
  7. Create new folder named backgrounds.
  8. Place your image in this folder and named it as backgroundDefault.jpg.
  9. To test if your background is working correctly, lock your computer by press Windows + L. Your image should now show up on your Windows Login screen.


Important :

  1. Your image must be labeled backgroundDefault.jpg.
  2. Your image must less than 256kb in size.


You can name your background to work with specific resolutions :

  • background768×1280.jpg
  • background900×1440.jpg
  • background960×1280.jpg
  • background1024×1280.jpg
  • background1280×1024.jpg
  • background1024×768.jpg
  • background1280×960.jpg
  • background1600×1200.jpg
  • background1440×900.jpg
  • background1920×1200.jpg
  • background1280×768.jpg
  • background1360×768.jpg