Howto change Windows 7 Logon Screen

having your windows7 logon screen as you like is really amazing. here, i write an article “howto change windows 7 logon screen”. it is quite simple. i write two methods for this, 1st method is time consuming and 2nd is so simple.

1st method:

click on start menu and then select Run…, or simple press Win+R.

type regedit in the box and hit enter.

navigate to this HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background

here is step by step image guide.

Now you have to make a new dword value (if not already created). right click, then select new then dword value

name it to OEMBackground

now double click on it and change the value data from 0 to 1

close the registry editor.

now open my computer, go to this folder, c drive>windows>system32>oobe (c is your windows drive, if you installed your windows in another drive, then open that drive instead of c drive)

or just type %windir%\system32\oobe in address bar in my computer like this

here you have to create 2 folders, the “info” folder, and “backgrounds” folder inside info folder

in “oobe” folder, press right click select new and then folder,

name it “info“

now open folder” info”, and inside “info”, make new folder and name it “backgrounds“

ok, now copy a “jpg” image less then 256kb, no meter what resolution it have, copy a jpg picture and paste it in newly created “backgrounds” folder

if you see any confirmation message, click on continue

set the picture name as backgroundDefault

now just logoff or restart your computer and see the effects.