Windows 7 Customize Your Logon Background

Windows Hacker Rafael from WithinWindows finds a new hack which will help you to customize the Windows 7 Logo Background easily. With this Hack you can load images into the background of the login screen without the use of third-party software or manual hacks.

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First you have to create a new DWORD value named OEMBackground in the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background key. Set this to 1 (enabled) to turn the feature on and 0 (disabled) to turn the feature off. Depending on your system, this value may or may not already exist.

After that create a folder called %windir%\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds. In this folder, the following files are supported:
* backgroundDefault.jpg
* background768×1280.jpg (0.6)
* background900×1440.jpg (0.625)
* background960×1280.jpg (0.75)
* background1024×1280.jpg (0.8)
* background1280×1024.jpg (1.25)
* background1024×768.jpg (1.33-)
* background1280×960.jpg (1.33-)
* background1600×1200.jpg (1.33-)
* background1440×900.jpg (1.6)
* background1920×1200.jpg (1.6)
* background1280×768.jpg (1.66-)
* background1360×768.jpg (1.770833-)
NOTE: Images must be less than 256kb in size.

Thats it now restart the PC and you will get the new Logon Background.