Customize the Windows 7 log-on screen

Windows 7 makes it easy changing the Windows log-on screen.

1. Go to start, and click on Run, type Regedit & press enter there.

2. Navigate to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVe rsion\Authentication\ LogonUI\Background 

3. Double-click the OEMBackground DWORD key 

4. Set value of the key to 1.

5. Select a background image for Logon Screen with size less than 256KB in size (Use of Image Resize software like VSO Resizer can help)

6. Copy that image into the C:\Windows\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds folder 

7. Rename the image to backgroundDefault.jpg

8. Reboot, and now your logon Image would have changed

    Here you can select when to notify or bring the UAC prompt. There are 4 levels of security which includes:   Always Notify   Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer  Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer (do not dim my desktop)  Never Notify Select them according to your balance between security and desktop experience and adjust the level of UAC prompt. Any change to the level of the UAC will prompt for confirmation.