Change Windows 7 Logon Screen

Customizing your computer has just become even easier when you learn how to change Windows 7 logon screen. Learning how to change Windows 7 logon screen gives your laptop or desktop the personality you require from it and definitely makes you stand out from the crowd. Have a picture that just speaks to you? Follow this method to change Windows 7 logon screen and truly express yourself!

To change change Windows 7 logon screen, you're going to need:

• A computer with Windows 7 OS
• An image you want to be the new logon image

1. Open Registry Editor. You can do this by clicking on the "Start" button, and typing "regedit" into the search field at the very bottom. From here, right-click on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" and select "Find." Type in "OEMBackground" into the search field, making sure to only check the "Values" criteria. It should bring you to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MIcrosoft\Windows\Current\Version\Authetication\LogonUI\Background"
2. Change The Values On OEMBackground. If you don't have that file, manually go to the directory listed at the end of the previous step, right-click in the right hand window, and click "Edit" and select "NEW | DWORD (32-bit) Value" and name it "OEMBackground." Either way, when asked for the value of that file, change it to "0." It might sound complicated, but you're already halfway done with learning how to change Windows 7 logon screen.
3. Create More Folders, Rename Your File. After you're done with this, launch your Windows Explorer and go to "C:\Windows\System32\Oobe." In this directory, right-click and select "New folder" and name it "info." Go into this folder and create another folder named "backgrounds." Finally, take the image you want to be the background, and ensure that it is a JPG file and doesn't exceed 256 KB. Now copy it into the "backgrounds" folder you just created and name it "backgroundDefault.jpg" Congratulations, you've just finished finding out how to change Windows 7 logon screen!
4. Optional: Creating Shadows. If you want the buttons on the Windows 7 logon screen to look 3D, go back into the registry editor like we did in the first step, back to that very same key, and create a new DWORD called "ButtonSet." When asked for the values, use "0" for a light shadow, "1" for a dark shadow, or "2" for no shadow at all. Again, just another way to fully change Windows 7 logon screen.