Unlike the
lock screen wallpaper which is highly customizable, the
sign-in screen wallpaper (also known as the
hero desktop image) of
Windows 10 is standard for everyone. This guide describes two simple methods to remove the
hero desktop image and replace it with a solid color background.
How To Remove the Hero Desktop Image
From Windows 10 Settings Screen
The
Threshold2 update introduced a new setting to toggle Windows 10's default
hero desktop image on/off.
Click
Start >
Settings and then navigate to
Personalization >
Lock screen. Toggle the
Show Windows background picture on the sign-in screen option
Off:
With The Registry Editor
Right-click on the
Start menu and select the
Run command. Type the
regedit
command and press
Enter to open the
Registry Editor.
Next, go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Policies>Microsoft>Windows>System and then create a new
Dword (32 bit) Value, which you'll name
DisableLogonBackgroundImage:
Set its value to
1 and click on
OK to validate:
Close the
Registry Editor and reboot your PC to apply your new settings.
N.B. You can restore your default settings by deleting the
DisableLogonBackgroundImage key in the registry.
How To Change the Color of the Sign-In Screen
Click on
Start >
Settings >
Personalization >
Colors. Toggle the switch below
Automatically pick an accent color for my background to the
Off position and choose the accent color you'd like to use:
Windows 10 will apply the new color scheme system-wide, including on the sign-in screen.
Published by
deri58.
Latest update on February 12, 2016 at 03:04 AM by jak58.