Always use custom logon background
- Policy ID
- UseOEMBackground
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › Logon
Description
This policy setting ignores Windows Logon Background.
This policy setting may be used to make Windows give preference to a custom logon background.
If you enable this policy setting, the logon screen always attempts to load a custom background instead of the Windows-branded logon background.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows uses the default Windows logon background or custom background.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- UseOEMBackgroundREG_DWORD