How To Change The Windows 7 Login Screen Background Image

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The default login screen in Windows 7 looks just as good as any other screen, but in case you don’t like it for some reason, you can have it changed. Unlike Windows 10, the procedure tochange Windows 7 login screenbackground is a bit different and requires a few more steps to get the task done.

There are multiple ways to change the login screen background image, and you can use any of them to have your favorite image set as the background for your login page.

Before you can assign a new image as the Windows 7 login screen background image, you’re going to need to modify a value using either registry editor or local group policy editor.

Use either of the following methods to do it.

If you use one of the Windows 7 editions that don’t come with the local group policy editor, your only choice will be to use the registry editor to make the change. It’s a bit more complex than the other method but it gets the job done regardless.

Certain editions of the Windows 7 operating system come built with the local group policy editor. It lets you change many of the settings and values of your computer in a much easier way than a registry editor. This includes the option of changing the Windows 7 login screen background as well.

If you have access to the tool, you can use it as the following to enable the background image option.

Here comes the part of the procedure that you’re actually going to like. Now that you’ve enabled the option that lets you change your Windows 7 login screen background image, it’s time you choose an image to be used as the background.

Windows offers you the flexibility to use just about any image as your background. You can pick one from your computer, download your favorite from the Internet, or ask your friend to send theirs over to you. Justmake sure the image is less than 256KB in sizeand is in JPG format and you should be all fine.

You’ll then need to place the image in a certain folder so Windows recognizes it as a login screen background image and uses it appropriately.

That’s all there is to it.

From now on, you’ll see your chosen image as the background on your Windows 7 login screen.

Someone who’s never used a registry editor or the local group policy editor will find the above methods to be a bit daunting and may even avoid using them. It’s totally understandable and there’s actually an easier way to change the Windows 7 login screen background image without tinkering around those tools.

There’s a free app called Windows 7 Logon Background Changer that allows you to change your current background image to whatever you like with the click of a button. All it basically requires you to do is select your new image to be used as the background and apply it to your system.

It’s good to be able to replace a background you don’t like with something that you like. Let us know what made you change your background in the comments below.

Mahesh has been obsessed with technology since he got his first gadget a decade or so ago. Over the last few years, he’s written a number of tech articles on various online publications including but not limited to MakeTechEasier and Android AppStorm.Read Mahesh’s Full Bio

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