If you don’t like the default logon background of windows 7,or you want to change the background to a picture you like,you can do it easily in windows 7 without any third-party softwares.Below will give you a simple guide about how to do it.
1.First launch regedit then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background
2.Change the vaulue of OEMBackground to 1,which indicate to enale logon background customization in windows 7
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 folder backgrounds under info,then copy your own background picture here and rename it to backgrounddefault
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!
Thanks a lot,it works
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holy shit. it worked. ausum. thanks
I want to put this image http://windows7-wallpaper.com/images/wallpaper/windows_seven_wallpaper.png is it ok? I am trying to put it but it doesn’t work..I did all the steps…waht should i do? And when i go to oobe file there is aleready a info file …
This doesn’t owrk
sorry…created the new reg key it worked. My apologies and thanks for the tip!
This worked perfectly for me. Thanks, now I dont have the generic blue background when i lock my PC.
it works!!! thank you a lot.
Great solution. Makes sense because i felt that is the right solution, after reading many about different softwares etc.
Thanks,
This doesn’t work… Tried it about six ways. It just defaults it to a different one that you can’t edit.
It works! thanks, good that I dont have to install some unknown s/w to make this work.
It works! thanks alot , very useful
It worked! Thanks bro!
Worked like a charm! I have now a pic of my beloved BMW M3 when I lock all my PCs and servers! Very useful! Thank again!!!