Windows 7 Pro Lock screen not applying.

Dashrender

Are the correct permissions set on the folder in question?

G I Jones

@dashrender Yes. First thing I checked.

dbeato

Anything on the event logs?

G I Jones

@dbeato Sorry, haven't had time to give this any more attention. I'll look at it today again and get back

Obsolesce

Are you applying this to all machines via AD Group Policy? Or are you setting this locally on each computer?

marcinozga

One of the windows 10 major updates, 1607 or 1511 dropped the ability to set lock screen via GPO from Pro version, if I recall this correctly. When in doubt, nuke Windows from the orbit, and start over. It's usually quicker than trying to figure out why things don't work.

Shuey

The lock screen is and can be different. I have our stations setup to use a custom image for the lock screen, and a custom image for the desktop wallpaper.

I apply the lock screen very similar to the way you do:
A custom image located here:
C:\Windows\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds\backgroundDefault.jpg

AND using an accompanying registry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background]
"OEMBackground"=dword:00000001

I apply the wallpaper like this:
A GPO (settings "enabled"):
Computer Configuration \ Policies \ Administrative Templates \ System/Group Policy \ "Configure user Group Policy loopback processing mode" = Enabled (Merge)

User Conifguration \ Policies \ Administrative Templates \ Control Panel/Personalization \ "Prevent changing desktop background" = Enabled

User Conifguration \ Policies \ Administrative Templates \ Desktop/Desktop \ "Desktop Wallpaper" = Enabled (C:\Windows\lmi_deskwall.jpg / Wallpaper Style: Stretch)

My last two cents: The registry value needs to be set to "1" in order to force the custom lock screen image.

G I Jones

@shuey So I just figured this out this morning, and came back on here to tell you all I figured it out.

I did have to set that registry value to 1. The confusion came when all those 60+ machines I was applying the change to were already set up from factory as having the oobe\info\backgrounds directory made and registry value was already 1 on those machines. So when I encountered a machine that didn't have it already, I thought something was wrong.

Thanks for the reply!

Shuey

@g-i-jones Glad you got it worked out!

Dashrender

@g-i-jones said in Windows 7 Pro Lock screen not applying.:

e already set up from factory as having the oobe\info\backgrounds directory made and registry value was already 1 on those

ewwww - a factory image?