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How to Change the Logon Screen Background in Windows 7

Submitted by on Saturday, 29 May 201030 Comments

How would you like to change the logon screen background in Windows 7 so as to give your Windows a customized look and feel? With a small tweak it is possible to customize the Windows 7 logon screen and set your own picture/wallpaper as the background. Changing logon screen background in Windows 7 is as simple as changing your desktop wallpaper. Well here is a step by step instruction to customize the logon screen background.

1. The image you need to set as the background should be a .jpg file and it’s size should not exceed 245KB.

2. The image resolution can be anything of your choice. However I prefer 1440 x 900 or 1024 x 768. You can use any of the photo editing software such as Photoshop to compress and set the resolution for your image. Once you’re done, save this image as backgroundDefault.jpg.

3. You will need to copy this image to

C:\Windows\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds

You will need to create that path if it does not already exist on your computer.

4. Now open the Registry Editor (Start -> Run -> Type regedit) and navigate to the following key

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\
LogonUI\Background

If Background does not exist rightclick LogonUI, select New and then Key, and then name it Background. Now locate OEMBackground (listed on the right side). If it does not exist, right-click Background and select New and then DWORD and name it OEMBackground.

5. Double-click on OEMBackground and set the Value Data to 1.

6. Now log-off to see the new logon screen background. If you would like to revert back to the default background, just set the Value Data back to 0.

I hope you like this trick. Just try out and give your feedback!



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30 Comments »

  • WiFiLeech said:

    There is an automated tool that does this:
    http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/
    It can automatically resize the jpg files if it is too large
    and can revert to the default

    - 29 May 2010 at 6:45 PM
  • Divy said:

    Hey sri , i am ur big fan . I find this website 2 month ago . I also visited all websites in ur BLOGROLL . & read all articles of these all site and also subscribe via feedburner . This method is for windows7 . Can i use this method for Xp , 98 , vista ?

    - 1 June 2010 at 2:54 PM
  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ Divy

    THe above method is only for Win 7

    - 1 June 2010 at 5:09 PM
  • balaji said:

    hello mr.srikanth….

    is that picture is in exact to 245 kb or may be lesser to also 245 kb?????

    advance thanks for your reply………

    - 4 June 2010 at 3:54 PM
  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ balaji

    It should not exceed 245KB. It can be less than too…

    - 4 June 2010 at 9:03 PM
  • mayank said:

    there’s an automated tool for doin this

    http://www.julien-manici.com/windows_7_logon_background_changer/
    just download dis n run the setup n u r ready to change login backgrounds
    n
    da size of pic just dsn’t matters…………..

    hope dis helps those who r unable 2 do it da way u’ve described
    people like me

    - 7 June 2010 at 8:42 PM
  • ankit said:

    Sir
    I have tried this it works but after a few days it reverts back to its original and the value of OEMbackground changes to 0

    - 7 July 2010 at 7:53 PM
  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ ankit

    This happens because of Windows update which will set the settings back to the default.

    - 8 July 2010 at 6:12 PM
  • Akash said:

    I’ve tried in ma window 7…….but i find no such folder names “info” in oobe……

    n when i resave ma background image it’s denied ma opperation……
    also I’m working on Administrator account…….

    plzzzz solve this….i’m confused..

    - 18 July 2010 at 1:44 AM
  • waffles said:

    hey although you said this only works for windows 7,does that mean you can with vista like,in a different way?different path?if u know what i mean?

    - 18 July 2010 at 2:04 AM
  • waflles said:

    i figured out something,this also wrks in vista,i have tried it,all u hav 2 do is swap out the JPEG image with something of the same size :)

    - 18 July 2010 at 2:22 AM
  • me said:

    i didnt find in the Registry Editor the HKLM, what i do?

    - 28 July 2010 at 4:52 AM
  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ me

    HKLM means HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. You can find it in the registry editor

    - 4 August 2010 at 12:06 PM
  • biswajit said:

    can i change the logon screen in windows xp??? and how???

    - 20 August 2010 at 11:15 AM
  • jo.. said:

    i am sure that this will work fine!!!!!!!!!…..

    - 2 September 2010 at 12:12 PM
  • bhanu said:

    my window7 is not supporting the copy of image in background folder…..
    how can i do this……tell me…

    - 16 October 2010 at 12:15 PM
  • Srikanth (author) said:

    @ bhanu

    I did not understand what you mean by “not supporting”.

    - 18 October 2010 at 10:57 AM
  • Pavan said:

    Thank and this is working like a cake.

    Your site is very interesting.

    - 20 December 2010 at 12:03 AM
  • naty said:

    i like it good job!

    - 26 January 2011 at 12:46 PM
  • Carthagian said:

    Cool Trick Thnx!

    - 5 March 2011 at 10:35 PM
  • sunny said:

    hiiii Srikanth
    i like ur website but my problem is that i am not finding the info folder and even if i mAKE IT with a subfolder backgrounds in it and copy the image to its required position it is not working…please help me…

    - 20 March 2011 at 10:18 PM
  • R.Rahul said:

    Hi Srikanth…..This Trick really works :) …
    I’m a beginner to the world of hacking….
    It would be nice if u guide me….

    - 2 April 2011 at 1:07 AM
  • viswanathan said:

    wow thank you man….u r awesome…..i have a new look for my windiws 7 coz of your tweak…thanks for it

    - 11 April 2011 at 8:17 AM
  • SUMIT SINGH said:

    HI Srikanth
    thanks yaar…….

    - 11 April 2011 at 1:05 PM
  • SUMIT SINGH said:

    HI Srikanth
    i have learned many things about virus and hacking frm ur site.

    thanks yaar…….

    - 11 April 2011 at 1:07 PM
  • nanireddy said:

    ya
    i have tried your trick
    i am happy with that trick
    i want more information like how to hack our computers if we forgot password. Now i am working as a quality assurance engineer for most secret softwares so i need that type of information.
    I am interested on this type of activities and remember i never used some hacking activities in others information.
    I think you will be help to me
    once again thanks for your tips

    - 21 April 2011 at 6:33 PM
  • Gaurav said:

    Hi shrikanth.

    after reading ur so many posts, i couldn’t resist myself from telling u dat i’ve become a fan of urs.

    Well, i’ve a doubt. as d bkgrnd changes 4 win7, can u plz tell me d process 4 d same for winXP?
    plz let me know cuz i hav XP in my home’s pc.

    Am greatful 2 u.
    Thanks 1s agn.

    - 5 July 2011 at 6:30 PM
  • lucky said:

    i do all the steps
    but it dosn’t work
    tell me the possible failure chances…?

    - 11 July 2011 at 9:44 AM
  • Alanford01 said:

    It works perfectly. Thanks.

    - 31 July 2011 at 4:44 PM
  • Sarvesh said:

    great stuff.
    follow the link provided.This app performs the same operation

    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27264998/MyApp/LogonScreenChanger.exe

    - 7 August 2011 at 4:31 PM

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