How To Override The Background And Lock Screen Images Set By Your Organization

Does your employer set a boring background and lock screen image? Here’s how to override them.

Background

Copy desired desktop background to %USERPROFILE% \ AppData \ Roaming \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Themes \ TranscodedWallpaper

Lock Screen

Add a registry string value to Computer \ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Personalization called LockScreenImage. You can do this by following these steps:

1. Open Registry Editor

2. Right click on Computer \ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Personalization and add a new string value.

3. Name it LockScreenImage