How to Customize the Windows Login / Logon Background ?
- Run dialog : regedit.
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background.
- Change the value of DWORD named OEMBackground to 1 in hexadecimal.
- Run dialog : %homedrive%\windows\system32\oobe.
- Create new folder named info.
- Double-click info folder.
- Create new folder named backgrounds.
- Place your image in this folder and named it as backgroundDefault.jpg.
- 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 :
- Your image must be labeled backgroundDefault.jpg.
- 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