Windows 7 - How to Customize The Login Screen Without Any 3rd Party Software

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How to change the background of the Windows 7 login screen without downloading any 3rd part software.

Instructions:
• Type regedit in RUN or Startmenu search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.
• Now go to the following key:
○ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background
• Now in right-side pane, change the value of OEMBackground to 1.
• Now go to the following folder:
○ %windir%\System32\oobe
• Create a new folder and name it "info" inside the oobe folder.
• Then again, create a new folder and name it "backgrounds" inside the info folder.
• Now copy any desired wallpaper to this new "backgrounds" folder but the following conditions must be followed:
○ The image name must be backgroundDefault.jpg.
○ The image size must be less than 256 KB.
○ The image format must be JPG.

○ To see the actual article, go here: http://www.askvg.com/windows-7-supports-login-screen-customization-without-3rd-party-software-how-to-instructions-inside/
Special Thanks to http://www.AskVG.com.