Changing the Windows 7 login screen

In Windows 7 it is possible -fairly easy - to change the login screen.

1. Start Regedit

2. Navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background

3. Double click on the entry OEMBackground, and change the value from 0 to 1
(If the key does not exist, add a new DWORD value with the name OEMBackground)

4. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the following path: %windir%\system32\oobe

5. Create a new folder named info, and open it.

6. Create a new folder within info and name it backgrounds

7. Rename your desired wallpaper as backgroundDefault.jpg and place it inside the folder backgrounds (images must be less than 245KB in size)