Tech Tip of the Week: How to Change the Logon Screen Wallpaper on Windows 7

I haven't yet had a chance to upgrade to Windows 7 yet. I'll bookmark this page, so that when I finally do so, I can change the log on screen. Being able to deviate from the default is seen as cool where I am.

tnks for the tip Tech Spot always wanted to change my logon screen W.

If u mean TS should do tips more often well... Tbud they do.

Nice little app.

I have been wondering about this since I got windows 7. The standard logon screen is a bit feminine so Its going to be nice to be able to change it. Thanks for the tip.

am I the only one that isnt really bothered with what the logon screen looks like? lol.
Ive never really thought twice about it..since you dont really spend enough time on it to be bored. Oh well, guess this might come in handy, if you want to customise your desktop to the smallest detail

I will try this once I installed Windows 7 on my new rig

I have used the TweaksLogon since the RTM and it works great. One thing that will happen though is, if a user changes Themes the OEM Background can change back to the default. Your new background is still there, it's just switched off. In order to prevent this, you need to add a second registry key. I do this from the CMD line, just copy and past the following into a CMD prompt:

REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System /v UseOEMBackground /t REG_DWORD /d 1

Or create manually in Regedit by going to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
Create the DWORD key UseOEMBackground and assign a value of 1

I'm super excited that windows is finally allowing more customization without having to use 3rd party programs that bog down the system. The logon screen is nice looking, but as soon as they let you change it from inside the control panel I'll match one to each theme.

Definitely going to take a look at this. Thanks.

Great --- BUT --- the OEMbackground registry value set itself back to after a few restarts and I have to change it back. Is this only happen to me??? Running Windows 7 64-bit.

Big thanks LightHeart! Missed your post - the second registry line is essential and did the trick,

I don't use a Tool for this action. Only copy a jpg with max. 254kb as backgrounddefault.jpg to C:\Windows\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds and change the following in registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background
OEMBackground DWORD 0x00000001

It works fine and dosn't reset to normal screen

Why is it not working for me?

hey thanks!!! this makes my log on cool always with my favorite wallpapers haha!!! Thanks very much!

Naming the replacement background image as BackgroundDefault.jpg didn't work for my laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit). There are several other background image files for different screen resolutions, and naming the replacement backgound image as one of these (Background1760x768.jpg, which is not my maximum screen resolution) worked.

This was great. Thank you!

this program is easy to download, no viruses no gimmicks, i love my non boring backgroud, i tend to change it up a bit for variety, i reccommend this program to anyone who wants to change the logon screen

Thank you so much! I was just about to give into my brother in law to help me change the background when I found you. I decided to go all old-fashioned and do it the hard way instead of downloading yet another piece of software, and it took me a while, mainly because I didn't notice the file size at first and I had to re-go through all the steps to see what I did wrong, but I did it! I feel so pro XD