Windows 7 is loaded with several beautiful backgrounds for logon screen. You can follow the following process to have a custom background for the logon screen.
- Tap the start menu. Type regedit in search box and press the enter key. It will open the Registry Editor window.
- Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background
- Find OEMBackground in the right panel of the Registry Editor.
- Double click OEMBackground. Type 1 in the field of value data.
- Similarly, navigate the following path in the Registry Editor.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
- If you do not find the key, then create a new key. Right click on window and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Name the key as UseOEMBackground. Now double click it and change the value data from 0 to 1.
- Rename the image you want to use as backgroundDefault.jpg and save it in C:\Windows\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds
If you do not find the info and background folders, then simply create a new folder and name it info. Inside that folder, create another new folder and name it as backgrounds.
