Customize or Change the Welcome Screen Background in Windows 7

now activate function.Third-Party Software:

    

WinBubbles Lite 2009 includes a small version that will customize your Welcome screen easily in Windows 7. Just Click the PictureBox to Change, Click to Checked the “Activate First” option and press Alt-A. That’s it!

It was created using RegDevelop, like the screenshot above.

Geek Way:

 Activation via Group Policy Editor Setting:

 

We will notice that it uses UseOEMBackground Value Name

Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

Just Add and Set the Value Name to 1 (DWORD)

If your Windows Directory is C:\Windows, Add/Put a jpeg file here:

C:\Windows\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds\backgroundDefault.jpg

The  image must be less than 256kb. Just resize your jpeg files using ms paint, Gimp or Photoshop.

TIP: Checkout C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT\ for high resolution and amazing backgrounds… it’s FREE!!!